Chinese

Adjective

西洋

1. Western

Proper noun

西洋

1. the West

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) せ​いよう [séꜜèyòò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːjo̞ː]

Noun

西洋 ‎(hiragana せいよう, romaji seiyō, historical hiragana せいやう)

1. The West, western countries

Synonyms

• 西欧 (せいおう) ‎(seiō)

Derived terms

• 西洋山葵 (せいようわさび) ‎(seiyōwasabi): horseradish

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3