Definition of 沖 (おき)

noun
1.
open sea
2.
Okinawa(abbreviation)(only relevant for 沖)
See also:沖縄
Other readings:
澳【おき】
Related Kanji
沖 open sea, offing, rise high into sky
澳 curving shoreline, bend in river
Example sentences(showing 7 results)

みわた
見渡す
、
すで
既に
ふね
船
おき
沖
ほう
方
Looking around the boat was already quite far out in the open sea

The island is about two miles off the coast

The island lies a mile off the coast

かいがん
海岸
やく
約
1
おき
沖
ぎょせん
漁船
I saw a fishing boat about a mile off the shore

くじら
鯨
和歌山
おき
沖
はっけん
発見
The whale has been found off the coast of Wakayama

だんりゅう
暖流
しこく
四国
おき
沖
A warm current runs off the coast of Shikoku

He was carried by the waves away from the shore and out to sea