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Kanji Detail for 洋 - "ocean, western, vast"

  • Meaning

    洋 means "ocean, western, vast."

    1. Ocean - A vast body of water.

    2. Western - Relating to the West.

    3. Vast - Immense; widespread.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ocean; sea; foreign; Western style

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ocean, sea; foreign; western

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sea, ocean; western, foreign

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Large bodies of water are called 洋 (ocean). On Earth there are three great oceans: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. | 洋洋 (Yang-yang). A flowing and overflowing meaning. As in describing abundant writing and speech as 洋洋灑灑. | Colloquially, foreign countries are called 洋. As in foreigners (洋人), foreign goods (洋貨). | Foreign silver coins are called 洋錢 (foreign money). Also abbreviated as 洋.
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