洋 Kanji – ocean

The Japanese kanji 洋 can mean ocean, sea, foreign, Western style.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
Onyomi: ヨウ
Kunyomi: —
Romaji: you
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 763

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

Related Kanji

Back Home