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海氷 (かいひょう, kaihyou) Japanese meaning: sea ice | Kotomora

海かい氷ひょう

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Meanings

1

sea ice

Refers to frozen seawater, typically in polar regions. A technical and general term.

北ほっ極きょく海かいの海かい氷ひょうが年ねん々ねん減げん少しょうしている。
The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is decreasing year by year.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
氷icicle, ice, hail

Related words

氷ひょう山ざん
氷山 is an iceberg, a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf, while 海氷 is frozen seawater.
流りゅう氷ひょう
流氷 refers to drift ice, sea ice that moves with currents and winds, whereas 海氷 is the general term for any sea ice.

Etymology

Compound of 海 (sea) and 氷 (ice). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.

海かい氷ひょうの厚あつさを測はかる調ちょう査さが行おこなわれた。

A survey was conducted to measure the thickness of the sea ice.