9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

ocean, sea, foreign, Western style

On'yomi
  • Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident) ②ocean ③foreign
Nanori
  • open sea
  • ひろ
  • ひろし
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

ocean, sea, foreign
ヨウ なだ ひろ (3rd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
the East ②Japan
Western-style house
Western food ②Japanized Western cuisine
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6D0B
JIS X 0208 1-45-46
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2550
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3130
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 392
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 468
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 292
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17363
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 289
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 289
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 209
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 427
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 348
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 411
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 917
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.4
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1193
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 555
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a6.19
Four corner code 3815.1
De Roo Code 355