Illustration: Seen from an elevated coastal path in a Japanese fishing town, a small fishing boat floats far beyond the harbor breakwater. A broad stretch of uninterrupted sea separates it from the beach, moored harbor boats and waterfront houses below.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

沖おき

oki

open sea, offshore

Example sentences

その島しまは海岸かいがんから１マイル沖おきにある。
The island lies a mile off the coast.
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暖流だんりゅうが四国しこくの沖おきを流ながれている。
A warm current runs off the coast of Shikoku.
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その鯨くじらが和歌山わかやま沖おきで発見はっけんされた。
The whale has been found off the coast of Wakayama.
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Kanji in 沖

沖open sea; offingOnチュウKunおき・おきつ・ちゅうする

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