Sea of Japan

proper noun

A marginal sea between Japan, Sakhalin, the Asian continent, and Jeju Island.

Similar
East SeaEast Sea of Korea
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Meanings

proper nounthe Sea of Japan
  1. A marginal sea between Japan, Sakhalin, the Asian continent, and Jeju Island.

    Synonyms: East Sea, East Sea of Korea

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA marginal sea between Japan, Sakhalin, the Asian continent, and Jeju Island.

Similar
East SeaEast Sea of Korea
Also see
east korea seawest sea

Translations

Afrikaans See van Japan
  • See van Japanthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Arabic بَحْر اَلْيَابَان
  • بَحْر اَلْيَابَان (baḥr al-yābān)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Basque Japoniako itsasoa
  • Japoniako itsasoathe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Bengali জাপান সাগর
  • জাপান সাগর (japan śagor)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Bulgarian Япо́нско мо́ре
  • Япо́нско мо́ре (Japónsko móre)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Catalan mar del Japó
  • mar del Japóthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Chinese Cantonese 日本海
  • 日本海 (jat⁶ bun² hoi²)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Chinese Mandarin 日本海
  • 日本海 (Rìběn hǎi)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Czech Japonské moře, Východní moře
  • Japonské mořethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
  • Východní mořethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Danish Japanske Hav
  • Japanske Havthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Dutch Japanse Zee, Zee van Japan
  • Japanse Zeethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
  • Zee van Japanthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Esperanto Japana Maro
  • Japana Marothe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Estonian Jaapani meri
  • Jaapani merithe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Finnish Japaninmeri
  • Japaninmerithe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
French mer du Japon, mer de l'Est
  • mer du Japonthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
  • mer de l'Estthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
German Japanisches Meer
  • Japanisches Meerthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Greek Ιαπωνική Θάλασσα, Θάλασσα της Ιαπωνίας
  • Ιαπωνική Θάλασσα (Iaponikí Thálassa)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
  • Θάλασσα της Ιαπωνίας (Thálassa tis Iaponías)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Hebrew יַם יַפָּן
  • יַם יַפָּן (yam yapán)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Hindi जापान सागर
  • जापान सागर (jāpān sāgar)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Hungarian Japán-tenger
  • Japán-tengerthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Icelandic Japanshaf
  • Japanshafthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Indonesian Laut Jepang
  • Laut Jepangthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Irish Muir na Seapáine
  • Muir na Seapáinethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Italian Mar del Giappone
  • Mar del Giapponethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Japanese 日本海
  • 日本海 (Nihonkai)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Latin Mare Iaponicum, Mare Iaponiae
  • Mare Iaponicumthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
  • Mare Iaponiaethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Latvian Japāņu jūra
  • Japāņu jūrathe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Lithuanian Japonijos jūra
  • Japonijos jūrathe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Malay Laut Jepun
  • Laut Jepunthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Japanhavet
  • Japanhavetthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Persian دریای ژاپن
  • دریای ژاپن (daryâ-ye žâpon)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Polish Morze Japońskie
  • Morze Japońskiethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Portuguese Mar do Japão
  • Mar do Japãothe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Punjabi ਜਪਾਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
  • ਜਪਾਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (japān samundar)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Romanian Marea Japoniei
  • Marea Japonieithe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Russian Япо́нское мо́ре
  • Япо́нское мо́ре (Japónskoje móre)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Slovak Japonské more
  • Japonské morethe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Spanish mar del Japón
  • mar del Japónthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Swahili Bahari ya Japani
  • Bahari ya Japanithe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Swedish Japanska havet
  • Japanska havetthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Tagalog Dagat ng Hapon, Dagat Hapon
  • Dagat ng Haponthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
  • Dagat Haponthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Tamil யப்பான் கடல்
  • யப்பான் கடல் (yappāṉ kaṭal)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Thai ทะเลญี่ปุ่น
  • ทะเลญี่ปุ่น (tá-lay yêe-bpùn)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Turkish Japon Denizi
  • Japon Denizithe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Ukrainian Япо́нське мо́ре
  • Япо́нське мо́ре (Japónsʹke móre)the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Urdu بحیرہ جاپان
  • بحیرہ جاپانthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Vietnamese biển Nhật Bản
  • biển Nhật Bảnthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Welsh Môr Japan
  • Môr Japanthe sea between Japan and the rest of Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Sea of Japan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sea%20of%20Japan

MLA

“Sea of Japan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sea%20of%20Japan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sea of Japan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sea%20of%20Japan.

Source: Sea of Japan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.