Today’s Kanji is “洋” (you); Kanji for “ocean”.
Handwritten Kanji “洋” (you)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “洋”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 洋 | ヨウ | you | 9 | 氵 | ocean |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “洋”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 洋服 | ようふく | Yōfuku | (Western style) Clothes |
| 洋ナシ | ようなし | Yō nashi | (European) Pear |
| 西洋人 | せいようじん | Seiyō jin | Western people |
西洋（せいよう）= the West, the Occident, western, western countries