# 洋 Pacific Ocean / the West

(waterleft) + 羊 (sheep)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA PRE PN

## 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