洋 Kanji – ocean
The Japanese kanji 洋 can mean ocean, sea, foreign, Western style.
Meaning and Readings
How is 洋 read?
洋 has the onyomi reading ヨウ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as you.
Common Japanese Words Using 洋
These common Japanese words contain 洋. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 洋杯（コップ） — glass (drinking vessel), tumbler
- 洋袴（ズボン） — trousers, pants
- 海洋（かいよう） — ocean, sea
- 西洋（せいよう） — the West, the Occident, Western countries
- 西洋人（せいようじん） — Western person, Westerner
- 太平洋（たいへいよう） — Pacific Ocean
- 大西洋（たいせいよう） — Atlantic Ocean
- 東洋（とうよう） — the East, the Orient, (East) Asia
- 洋画（ようが） — Western painting
- 洋楽（ようがく） — Western music, European music
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