Illustration: During a Japanese museum workshop, a guide turns a large globe so Europe and North America face a small group of visitors. One open hand indicates Europe while the other indicates North America across the Atlantic.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

西せい洋よう

seiyou

the West, Western countries

Example sentences

  1. 西洋せいようでは個性こせいは非常ひじょうに重要じゅうようである。

    Individuality is very important in the West.

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  2. 彼かれは西洋せいよう文化ぶんかが好すきだ。

    He likes Western culture.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 西洋せいようの世界せかいでは個性こせいが強調きょうちょうされる。

    Individuality is stressed in the Western world.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 西洋

  • 西west; SpainOnセイ・サイ・スKunにし
  • 洋ocean; seaOnヨウ

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