海かい中ちゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

in the sea; underwater; submarine

Refers to something located, happening, or existing within the sea. Often used attributively with の.

〈物もの〉が海かい中ちゅうに沈しずむfor something to sink into the sea
船ふねが海かい中ちゅうに沈しずんでしまった。
The ship sank into the sea.
海かい中ちゅうに潜もぐるto dive into the sea
ダイバーは海かい中ちゅうに潜もぐって魚さかなを観かん察さつした。
The diver dove into the sea to observe the fish.
海かい中ちゅうを探たん索さくするto explore underwater
研けん究きゅう者しゃたちは海かい中ちゅうを探たん索さくして新しん種しゅを発はっ見けんした。
The researchers explored underwater and discovered a new species.
海かい中ちゅうで生せい活かつするto live underwater
多おおくの生せい物ぶつが海かい中ちゅうで生せい活かつしている。
Many creatures live in the sea.

海かい底ていN1
海底 refers specifically to the ocean floor, while 海中 refers to the water itself, being inside the sea.
水すい中ちゅうN1
水中 is a general term for 'underwater' in any body of water, whereas 海中 is used specifically for the sea.

陸りく上じょうN1
陸上 means 'on land', contrasting with 海中's meaning of 'in the sea'.
空くう中ちゅうN2
空中 means 'in the air', the opposite domain from 海中's 'in the sea'.
海かい上じょうN1
海中 refers to being underwater or inside the sea, whereas 海上 refers to the surface or above the water.

Compound of 海 (sea) and 中 (inside, middle). The reading is the standard on'yomi combination.