洋 Pacific Ocean / the West

(waterleft) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETAPREPN

Onyomi

YOU

If we did not have electricity, we would have to YODEL to communicate across the Pacific .

Mnemonic

We import all of our sheep from across the water of the Pacific

Kunyomi

よう ( xxx ) 'Western style XXX' (xxx is always pronounced onyomi) PRE
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

洋服(ようふく)

Western clothing ★★★☆☆
洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 服 (clothes) = 洋服 (Western clothing)

洋風(ようふう)

western style ★★★☆☆
洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 風 (wind / the flu / style) = 洋風 (western style)

western style (suits, furniture, food, buildings, etc.)

太平洋(たいへいよう)

the Pacific Ocean ★★☆☆☆
太 (fat) + 平 (equal / level) + 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) = 太平洋 (the Pacific Ocean)

洋食(ようしょく)

western food ★★☆☆☆
洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) + 食 (eat) = 洋食 (western food)

東洋(とうよう)

east-and-west ★☆☆☆☆
東 (east) + 洋 (Pacific Ocean / the West) = 東洋 (east-and-west)

Synonyms

europe and the west
欧米    西洋    西欧