ζ΄
Ocean, Western
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
The Pacific Ocean is called ε€ͺεΉ³ζ΄ (Taiheiyou) in Japanese. The kanji ζ΄ is commonly used in words related to oceans and things considered Western or international.
Memory Trick
Imagine standing on a beach looking across an endless ocean stretching beyond the horizon. That vast expanse helps you remember ζ΄ means 'ocean.'
Readings
Onyomi: γ¨γ¦ (you)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
ε€ͺεΉ³ζ΄
γγγΈγγγ (taiheiyou)
Pacific Ocean
ζ΄ζ
γγγ΅γ (youfuku)
Western clothes
θ₯Ώζ΄
γγγγ (seiyou)
The West
ζ΅·ζ΄
γγγγ (kaiyou)
Ocean
Example Sentence
ζ₯ζ¬γ― ε€ͺεΉ³ζ΄γ« ι’γγ¦γγΎγγ
γ«γ»γγ― γγγΈγγγγ« γγγγ¦γγΎγγ
nihon wa taiheiyou ni menshiteimasu
Japan faces the Pacific Ocean.