よう
洋
　
の
とう
東
ざい
西
　
を
と
問
　
わ
　
ず

expression, adverb

  1. in all parts of the world, in all countries, anywhere in the world, both in the Occident and the Orient.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
洋
　
の
とう
東
ざい
西
　
を
と
問
　
わ
　
ず
 洋の東西を問わず ようのとうざいをとわず

Contained Kanji 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)
east
トウ　ひがし　しの (2nd, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
west, Spain
にし　サイ　セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
question, ask, problem
モン　と.う　とん (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)