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How do you read 海月 in Japanese?
Drifting softly through the sea.
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Read it as the name of an animal that drifts in the sea.
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An animal with a soft, often translucent body that drifts in water, also seen in aquariums.
More on radicals and this quiz’s stroke counts
Describe the shapes you see
You do not need to know the radical’s name. Try these searches for this quiz’s characters.
海 and 月 animal reading
water radical with 毎 followed by 月
translucent animal written sea and moon
These searches describe visual similarities, not formal radicals or character components.
海 has 9 strokes and the radical 水 (water). 月 has 4 strokes and the radical 月 (moon). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
海9 strokes / radical: 水 (water)
月4 strokes / radical: 月 (moon)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
くらげ
kurage
海月
Understand the meaning
English translationJellyfish
Jellyfish: soft-bodied animals that drift in water. The word can also be written 水母.
See it in a sentence
水槽の海月が、光の中をゆっくり漂っていた。The jellyfish drifted slowly through the light in the tank.
A way to remember
For the animal, read the whole word kurage rather than combining the usual readings of 海 and 月.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 海月
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Using 海月
海月が漂う and 海月を眺める describe a jellyfish in the water. In an aquarium journal, add details of movement or light.
例：青い水槽の中を、海月がゆっくり漂っていた。
A jellyfish drifted slowly through the blue-lit tank.
Reading and meaning in context
水母 is another spelling of くらげ. Before translating the characters as “sea moon,” check whether the passage names the animal.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 海月
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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