| Kanji | 洋 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヨウ | 
| Nanori | なだ, ひろ, ひろし, よ, よし | 
| English | ocean, western style | 
| Examples | 東洋(とうよう): Orient 海洋(かいよう): ocean 西洋(せいよう): the west; Western countries 洋服(ようふく): Western-style clothes (cf traditional Japanese clothes) 洋風(ようふう): Western style 洋品店(ようひんてん): shop which handles Western-style apparel and accessories | 
| JLPT Level | 4 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 3 | 
| Frequency | 763 | 
| Components | 水: water 羊: sheep | 
| Number of Strokes | 9 | 
| Kanji Radical | 水 | 
| Radical Number | 85 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | みず・したみず・さんずい | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | ocean | 
| Koohii Story 1 | This kanji refers to the waters of the Pasheephic ocean. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Remember the story of Jason and the Argonauts from Greek myth? Jason travelled across oceans of water in order to recover the fleece of a certain sheep. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 588 | 
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade3, kanjifreq751-1000, kanji_nature_landscape
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