苦海 くかい Also written くがい Meanings Noun sea of suffering; human realm Kanji 苦 suffer. Read as ク. 海 sea. Read as カイ. Words containing 苦海 苦海浄土 (くかいじょうど) Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1960 semi-fictional novel by Michiko Ishimure) Word lists Buddhism Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists