そうかい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of そうかい – see the following entries.

【爽快】 [adjective] refreshing [noun] refreshment Alternative spelling 壮快

【壮快】 [adjective] stirring; emotionally uplifting [noun] emotional uplift

【総会】 [noun] general assembly, general meeting

【掃海】 [noun] (nautical) minesweeping [verb] (nautical) to do minesweeping

【滄海】 [noun] blue waters; vast ocean Alternative spelling 蒼海

【蒼海】 [noun] Alternative form of 滄海: blue waters; vast ocean

【桑海】 [noun] (figuratively) changes in the world

【創開】 [noun] initiation; launch [verb] to initiate, to set up for the first time

【僧戒】 [noun] precepts which monks observe

【草芥】 [noun] weed and trash; trash

【草鞋】 [noun] (rare) traditional Japanese straw sandals [noun] (rare) traditional Japanese straw shoes or boots [noun] Alternative spelling of 挿鞋: formal footwear made of wood and embroidery, worn by the emperor at court

【挿鞋】 [noun] formal footwear made of wood and embroidery, worn by the emperor at court

【僧階】 [noun] rank of a monk

(This term, そうかい (sōkai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)