洋
ocean, Western
- 氵water
- 羊sheep
- kun
- –
- on
- ヨウyō
mnemonic
WATER (氵) with white SHEEP (羊) on it, the whitecaps of the OCEAN. Across the ocean lies the WEST. "Yō" (ヨウ) as in yōfuku, Western clothes, and taiheiyō, the Pacific.
examples
- 洋服ようふくyōfukuWestern clothes
- 西洋せいようseiyōthe West
- 太平洋たいへいようtaiheiyōPacific Ocean