# 沖 — open sea; offshore

沖 means “open sea; offshore”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes.  Kun'yomi: おき (oki). You'll see it in words such as 沖 (oki, “open sea”).

- Meaning: open sea; offshore
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: おき (oki)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

## How to remember 沖

The water (氵) in the very middle (中): the open sea.

Parts: 氵 water · 中 middle

## Words with 沖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 沖 | おき (oki) | open sea |

## Don't confuse it with

[中](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/middle/) · [串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/)

## More in the “Water & the sea” set

[流](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flow/) · [湾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bay/) · [岸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shore/) · [波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [沖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/) · [湖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lake/) · [湯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hot-water/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/open-sea/. Last updated 2026-11-01.