How do you read 東海?

東海 is read とうかい (toukai), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 東海?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 東海 in romaji?

東海 is written toukai in romaji, also spelled tokai.

東海とうかい

とうかい · toukai (also spelled tokai)

noun

Tōkai region

East Sea (Korean name for the Sea of Japan)

Other ways to say “tōkai region” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

東East 音とう訓ひがし JLPT N5 · 8 strokes 海Sea, Ocean 音かい訓うみ 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

東ひがしeast 東洋とうようOrient 東西とうざいEast and West, whole country 関東かんとうeastern half of Japan, including Tokyo 海うみsea, beach 海岸かいがんcoast, seashore 海外かいがいforeign, abroad, overseas 海運かいうんmarine transportation

Questions

What does 東海 mean?

Tōkai region. It can also mean: East Sea (Korean name for the Sea of Japan).

How do you pronounce 東海?

とうかい (toukai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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