洋 means ocean
sea, foreign, Western style
Sheep-white waves across the water: ocean.
On'yomi
- ヨウyou
Kun'yomi
- None
How it's built
- 氵water
- 羊sheep
Common words
- 洋書ようしょWestern book
- 洋風ようふうWestern style
- 洋服ようふくWestern-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
- 洋間ようまWestern-style room
Through history
Seal- Today