Sign up
洋

洋 — ocean, sea, foreign

On
ヨウ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
School grade
3

Common words with 洋

  • 太平洋たいへいようPacific OceanCommon

    私たちは太平洋の上空を飛んでいます。
    We are flying over the Pacific.

  • 東洋とうようthe East; the Orient; (East) AsiaCommon

    東洋の陶器に興味があります。
    I have an interest in oriental ceramics.

  • 海洋かいようocean; seaCommon

    ロブスターは海洋動物の一種に属します。
    Lobsters belong to a class of marine animals.

  • 大西洋たいせいようAtlantic OceanCommon
  • 西洋せいようthe West; the Occident; Western countriesCommon
  • 太平洋戦争たいへいようせんそうPacific War (1941-1945)Common
  • 大洋たいようoceanCommon
  • 洋画ようがWestern paintingCommon
  • 洋服ようふくWestern-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)Common
  • 洋上ようじょうon the sea; on the ocean; offshoreCommon
  • 南氷洋なんひょうようAntarctic OceanCommon
  • 洋楽ようがくWestern music; European musicCommon
  • 洋酒ようしゅWestern wine and spirits; Western liquorCommon
  • 外洋がいようopen sea; oceanCommon
  • 洋食ようしょくWestern food; Western dish; Western cookingCommon
  • 西洋人せいようじんWestern person; WesternerCommon
  • 洋間ようまWestern-style roomCommon
  • 洋裁ようさい(Western) dressmakingCommon
  • 洋式ようしきWestern-style; foreignCommon
  • 洋室ようしつWestern-style roomCommon

With the N5–N4 kanji, you can read 97 words that use 洋.

  • 東洋 とうよう the East; the Orient; (East) Asia
  • 海洋 かいよう ocean; sea
  • 大西洋 たいせいよう Atlantic Ocean
  • 西洋 せいよう the West; the Occident; Western countries
  • 大洋 たいよう ocean

Find every word your kanji unlock

Tell hanago which kanji you know. It finds every word they build, so you can learn the ones that stick easily.

See every word your kanji unlock — free

Related kanji