JLPT N2 · Noun

海洋 (kaiyou)

海洋 (かいよう, kaiyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “ocean; sea”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かいよう
Romaji: kaiyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

ocean; sea · noun

Example sentences

ロブスターは海洋動物の一種に属します。

Lobsters belong to a class of marine animals.

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

Kanji in 海洋

sea, oceanカイ・うみ · 9 strokes

ocean, sea, foreignヨウ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 海洋.

海うみsea海岸かいがんseashore海外かいがいforeign航海こうかい(sea) voyage海水浴かいすいよくswimming in the ocean海運かいうんmaritime transport海峡かいきょうchannel (e.g. between two land masses)海抜かいばつheight above sea level海流かいりゅうocean current海路かいろsea route領海りょうかいterritorial waters洋服ようふくWestern-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)西洋せいようthe West東洋とうようthe East

Source: JMdict entry 1201790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.