海洋 (Kaiyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “ocean, sea”.
Meanings
- nounocean; sea
Examples
世界には四つの海洋がある。
There are four oceans in the world.
最近変わった海洋生物が発見された。
A strange marine creature was found recently.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 海洋
Related words
海sea海外foreign海豚dolphin (or other small toothed whales, incl. porpoises, belugas, etc.)海老prawn北海道Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)洋服Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)内海inland sea洋画Western painting海軍navy上海Shanghai (China)東海Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)深海deep sea