JLPT N3 · Noun

東洋 (touyou)

東洋 (とうよう, touyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “the East; the Orient”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうよう
Romaji: touyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia · noun
Japan · noun · dated · used in China

Example sentences

東洋の陶器に興味があります。

I have an interest in oriental ceramics.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 東洋

東

eastトウ・ひがし · 8 strokes

洋

ocean, sea, foreignヨウ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 東洋.

東ひがしeast関東かんとうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)東西とうざいeast and west洋服ようふくWestern-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)西洋せいようthe West海洋かいようocean洋品店ようひんてんshop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories洋風ようふうWestern style

Source: JMdict entry 1448230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.