東洋

See also: 东洋

Chinese

east ocean; foreign
trad. (東洋)
simp. (东洋)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

東洋

  1. (dated) Japan (from the Chinese perspective)
  2. (dated) the Orient; Asia; East Asia

Synonyms

  • (Japan):

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーよー [tóꜜòyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ːjo̞ː]

    Noun

    (とう)(よう) • (tōyō) 

    1. the East; Asia, especially East Asia, as opposed to the West.

    Antonyms

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean

    Hanja in this term

    Proper noun

    東洋 • (Dong-yang) (hangeul 동양)

    1. Hanja form? of 동양 (the Orient, Asia).

    Vietnamese

    chữ Hán Nôm in this term

    Proper noun

    東洋

    1. chữ Hán form of Đông Dương (Indochina).

    Adjective

    東洋

    1. chữ Hán form of Đông Dương (Indochinese).
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