Memory phrase for the Kanji: 洋
洋
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Meaning
ocean, western
Pronunciation
YŌ
Explanation
Left: water 氵 , right: sheep 羊 (here: white rippled wave with a white crest like wool of a sheep)
Mnemonic
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The water ripples like sheep's (wool) in the ocean. [over which the Western came]
Radicals
氵
water The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
羊
sheep Picture of the face of a sheep with two horns.
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Vocabulary
海洋
かいよう
ocean
3838
東洋
とうよう
Orient
3413
洋服
ようふく
Western-style clothes
3792
洋風
ようふう
western style
3793
西洋
せいよう
the west, Western countries
5359
洋品店
ようひんてん
shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories
3791
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