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ocean

JLPT N4 Grade 3 9 strokes
On'yomi
ヨウ
Radical
· water (water (left-side radical))

洋 means "ocean". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ヨウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

洋 in example sentences

  • ようしょはありますか?

    Yousho wa arimasu ka?

    Do you have any foreign books?

  • ようふくましょうね。

    O youfuku kimashou ne.

    Let's get you dressed.

  • とてもすてきなようふくですね。

    Totemo suteki na youfuku desu ne.

    That's a beautiful dress.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 洋 mean?
洋 means "ocean". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 洋 have?
洋 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 洋 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ヨウ.
What JLPT level is 洋?
洋 is a JLPT N4 kanji.