漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 39 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
Meaning
ocean, Western

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 (sea) + 羊 (phonetic 'yō') — a very wide sea, the 'ocean'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨウ洋楽・洋風・海洋

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 太平洋たいへいよう

    Pacific Ocean

  • 洋服ようふく

    Western clothes

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

船で 太平洋を わたります。

We cross the Pacific Ocean by ship.

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