Illustration: In a Japanese classroom geography corner, a teacher and two pupils gather around a large relief globe turned toward eastern Asia. The teacher's open hand encompasses the Japanese islands, Korean peninsula, and eastern Chinese mainland without tracing a hard boundary.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

東とう洋よう

touyou

East Asia, the East

Its geographic scope varies by context. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 東洋とうようの陶器とうきに興味きょうみがあります。

    I have an interest in oriental ceramics.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは東洋とうよう芸術げいじゅつのかなりの専門家せんもんかだ。

    He is something of an expert on oriental art.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは東洋とうようの神秘しんぴに興味きょうみを持もっていた。

    He was interested in the mysteries of the Orient.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 東洋

  • 東eastOnトウKunひがし
  • 洋ocean; seaOnヨウ

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