東洋

See also: 东洋

Chinese
east ocean; foreign
trad. (東洋) 東 洋
simp. (东洋) 东 洋

Pronunciation

Proper noun

東洋

  1. (dated) Japan (from the Chinese perspective)
  2. (dated) the Orient; Asia; East Asia

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 東洋鬼子／东洋鬼子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
東 洋
とう
Grade: 2		 よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

東洋 (hiragana とうよう, rōmaji tōyō)

  1. the East; Asia, especially East Asia, as opposed to the West.

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
東洋

Proper noun

東洋 • (Dong-yang) (hangeul 동양)

  1. Hanja form? of 동양 (“the Orient, Asia”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
東洋

Proper noun

東洋

  1. Hán tự form of Đông Dương (“Indochina”).
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