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洋
洋
9 strokes
Frequency: 763
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

ocean
sea
foreign
Western style

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨã‚Ļ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ãĒだ
ã˛ã‚
ã˛ã‚ã—
よ
よし

Common Words

ã‚ēボãƒŗ
洋čĸ´
æŽĩčĸ‹
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #4131
1

trousers; pants

Examples
あãĒたはį§ãŽã‚ēボãƒŗをおうしたぎですか。
What did you do with my pants?
ã‚ŗップ
洋杯
洋į›ƒ
《 éĒ¨æ¯ 》
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #5246
1

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler

Examples
ã‚Ŧナ゚ぎã‚ŗップをæĩã—ãĢおこうとしたら手がæģ‘ãŖãĻ、ã‚Ŧã‚ˇãƒŖãƒƒã¨å‰˛ã‚ŒãŸã€‚
When I tried to set the glass down in the sink my hand slipped and it shattered to pieces.
2

Card games; Also written as ã‚ŗツフ

cups (suit)

洋服
ようãĩく
Noun
Freq #6574
1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

Examples
お前ãĢ新しい洋服をäŊœãŖãĻあげよう。
I will make a new suit for you.
čĨŋ洋
せいよう
Noun
Freq #9838
1

the West; the Occident; Western countries

Examples
それらはčĨŋ洋ぎéĸ¨å‘‚よりずãŖといいです。
They are much better than Western baths.
æąæ´‹
とうよう
Noun
Freq #13949
1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia

Examples
æąæ´‹ãŽé™ļ器ãĢ興å‘ŗがありぞす。
I have an interest in oriental ceramics.
2

Dated term; Used in china

Japan

洋
よう
Freq #17383
1

Common noun

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident)

2

Common noun

ocean; sea

3

Prefix

foreign; Western; European

洋館
ようかん
Noun
Freq #18762
1

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

Examples
č‹Ĩいį”ˇåĨŗがäēē里é›ĸれた洋館で恐怖ぎ一夜を過ごすという、ホナãƒŧぎ厚į•Ēã‚šã‚ŋイãƒĢだ。
This is a horror staple - young men and women spend a night of terror in an isolated house.
å¤Ēåšŗ洋
たいへいよう
大åšŗ洋
Noun
Freq #18778
1

Pacific Ocean

Examples
į§ãŸãĄã¯å¤Ēåšŗ洋ぎ上įŠēをéŖ›ã‚“でいぞす。
We are flying over the Pacific.
įžŠįšŽį´™
ã‚ˆã†ã˛ã—
Noun
Freq #19219
1

parchment

洋éĸ¨
ようãĩう
īŊžãĒ Adj.
Noun
īŊžãŽ Adj.
Freq #24951
1

Western style

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