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沖合 (おきあい, okiai) Japanese meaning: off the coast | Kotomora
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The typhoon is expected to pass offshore.
Fishing boats are operating out at sea.
Usage patterns 沖おき 合あい で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something out at sea/offshore
The fishing boats are operating out at sea.
沖おき 合あい に 〈 物もの 〉 が 見み える something can be seen offshore
A big ship can be seen out at sea.
沖おき 合あい で 地じ 震しん が 発はっ 生せい する an earthquake occurs offshore
An earthquake occurred offshore this morning.
沖おき 合あい を 航こう 行こう する to sail through offshore waters
The cargo ship is sailing through the offshore waters.
Kanji 沖 open sea, offing, rise high into sky Related words 沖 is the general word for the open sea or offing, while 沖合 specifically stresses the stretch of water away from the coast, often in weather or fishing contexts.
沖合 focuses on the offshore zone visible from land, whereas 洋上 more broadly describes being out on the open sea itself.
Written forms 沖おき 合あい Usage 81%
Standard kanji spelling, common in news and general writing.
沖おき 合あ い Usage 19%
Variant spelling with okurigana; also common, but the shorter form is more frequent.
Etymology Compound of 沖 (oki, 'offing, open sea') and 合 (ai, 'interval, between'), referring to the area between the shore and the open sea.
