洋 — ocean, Western, sea
よう
洋
ocean
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
U+6D0B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #763
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #549
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- ocean
- Western
- sea
word
よう you On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 氵 (water) provides the meaning — vast water. 羊 (yō, sheep) gives the sound. The ocean. Later extended to mean Western/foreign.