noun

  1. South Seas.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
南洋 なんよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

south
ナン みなみ ナ (2nd, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
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)