海水

かいすい

seawater; saltwater

What does 海水 mean?

海水 is a Japanese noun meaning seawater; saltwater in English. It is written as 海水 in kanji, かいすい in hiragana, and kaisui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

海水が傷にしみて痛いよ。

The seawater stings my cut.