航海

• ピンイン: háng hǎi
• 漢字の分解: 航 = 舟 (boat) + 亢 (upright/high, phonetic) — a boat sailing upright; 海 = 氵(water) + 每 (phonetic) — the great waters

意味

航海する（海を長距離航行する）

Used in historical, geographical, and contemporary maritime contexts. 航海家 (navigator, seafaring explorer). 航海日志 (ship's log). 大航海时代 (the Age of Exploration). More formal than 坐船 or 出海, implying systematic navigation rather than casual sea travel. Specific to sea navigation, unlike 航行 which covers ships, aircraft, and spacecraft.

例文

1. 郑和七下西洋的航海壮举不仅开辟了新的贸易航线，更向世界展示了当时强大的造船技术和航海实力。
2. 这名年仅二十二岁的女性单人航海者成功完成了环球航行，创造了中国航海史上的新纪录。
3. 为纪念大航海时代的开拓精神，博物馆专门开设了一个展厅，陈列历代航海文物和珍贵的古代地图。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, geography, maritime, exploration, sport

トーン: formal

正しい言い方

• 航海技术的重大突破使人类得以跨越浩瀚海洋，从根本上改变了不同文明之间交流与贸易的格局。(Major breakthroughs in maritime navigation technology enabled humanity to cross the vast oceans, fundamentally changing the pattern of exchange and trade between different civilisations.)
• 这艘仿古帆船按照古代文献中的记载复原建造，旨在通过实践航海验证历史上海上丝绸之路线路的可行性。(This replica antique sailing ship was built according to records in ancient documents, aiming to verify through practical navigation the feasibility of the historical Maritime Silk Road route.)

避ける言い方

• 航海 for inland river or lake travel — 航海 specifically denotes sea navigation; for river travel use 行船 or 航行; for general watercraft travel use 乘船

起源と歴史

航 (to sail, vessel) + 海 (sea, ocean) — to sail the sea

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal