洋

ocean, sea, foreign, Western style

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

なだひろひろしよよし

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:9
JLPT:N4
Frequency:763

Vocabulary

ヨウ

WordReadingMeaning
海洋カイヨウocean; sea
西洋セイヨウthe West; the Occident; Western countries
西洋人セイヨウジンWestern person; Westerner
太平洋タイヘイヨウPacific Ocean
大西洋タイセイヨウAtlantic Ocean

Other

WordReadingMeaning
洋杯コップglass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
洋袴ズボンtrousers; pants
洋間ようまWestern-style room
南氷洋なんぴょうようAntarctic Ocean
洋なだopen sea

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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sweat, perspire
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pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
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汽
vapor, steam
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羊
sheep
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渓
mountain stream, valley
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涯
horizon, shore, limit, bound
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江
creek, inlet, bay
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汁
soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus
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