2408. This #kanjipuzzle is about evolution. Start with one character, add a few strokes, and get another, then repeat. ノ -> ? -> ? -> ? -> ? -> 海

ノ -> フ -> 女 -> 母 -> 毎 -> 海  

ノ  Katakana "No" or The "No" radical - diagonal sweeping stroke

フ  Katakana "Hu"

女  JO, NYO, NYOU, onna, me - female, woman

母  BO, haha - mother

毎  MAI, goto - every

海  KAI, umi - sea