| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獣 【ケモノ】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣医 【ジュウイ】 veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海獣 【カイジュウ】 marine mammal
Kun reading compounds
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣の数字 【けもののすうじ】 number of the beast (666)
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- animal
- bestia
- res
Portuguese
- animal
- besta
French
- bête
- animal
| 1366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1582 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1688 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1298 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1952 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20714P | Morohashi |
| 1892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1838 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-12-4 | SKIP code |
| 9363.4 | Four corner code |
| 3363.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7363 | Unicode hex code |