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洋
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Historical term
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)
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Historical term
Western school; school dedicated to the study of the West and Western languages (late Edo and Meiji periods)
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Historical term
Self-Strengthening Movement (political reform movement in China during the late Qing dynasty); Westernization Movement
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the West; the Occident; Western countries
Examples
それらは西洋の風呂よりずっといいです。
They are much better than Western baths.
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the East; the Orient; (East) Asia
Examples
東洋の陶器に興味があります。
I have an interest in oriental ceramics.
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Dated term; Used in China
Japan
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ocean; sea
Examples
ロブスターは海洋動物の一種に属します。
Lobsters belong to a class of marine animals.
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Western person; Westerner
Examples
彼らは西洋人がやってくる以前から、もともと住んでいたニュージランド人なのです。
They were the native New Zealanders before the Western people came.
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Asian person; Oriental
Examples
東洋人はものの見方が我々とは違う。
People from the East do not look at things the same as we do.
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ocean
Examples
アメリカに行くには大洋を横断しなければなりません。
You have to cross the ocean to get to America.
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South Seas
Examples
4月1日、南洋フーズ株式会社は横浜の新社屋に移転します。
On April 1, Nanyo Foods Co. Ltd. will move to its new building in Yokohama.
