ocean, Western style
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 洋 (よう) primarily means 'ocean' or 'Western style.' It is mostly used in nouns rather than verbs. One common compound is 洋服 (ようふく), meaning 'Western clothes,' which refers to modern attire often seen in Western countries. Another is 洋海 (ようかい), translating to 'ocean' and is used in contexts related to seas and large bodies of water. Additionally, 洋食 (ようしょく) means 'Western cuisine,' highlighting foods typically found in Western cultures. A quick note is that it often implies something that is influenced by or related to Western culture.
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Example sentences
洋服を買いに行きました。
I went to buy Western clothes.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ocean, Western style
- Tiếng Việt
- đại dương, kiểu phương Tây
- 日本語
- 海, 西洋様式
- 한국어
- 바다, 서양 스타일
- 中文
- 海洋, 西方风格
- id
- laut, barat
- th
- มหาสมุทร, ตะวันตก
- es
- océano, estilo occidental
- fr
- océan, style occidental
- de
- Ozean, westlich
- pt
- oceano, estilo ocidental
Common compounds
- 洋服ようふくWestern clothes, clothing
- 洋海ようかいocean
- 洋食ようしょくWestern cuisine
- 国際洋行こくさいようこうinternational ocean liner
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