太たい平へい洋よう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Pacific Ocean

The proper name for the Pacific Ocean. Used in geography, news, and everyday contexts.

日本にほんは太たい平へい洋ように面めんしている。
Japan faces the Pacific Ocean.
太たい平へい洋ようには多おおくの島しまがある。
There are many islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Written forms

太たい平へい洋よう
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and general-use term.
大たい平へい洋よう
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not standard. Included for recognition only.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
平even, flat, peace
洋ocean, sea, foreign
大large, big

Similar words

大たい西せい洋よう
Atlantic Ocean, as opposed to the Pacific.
インド洋よう
Indian Ocean, another major ocean.

Etymology

From 太平 (peaceful) + 洋 (ocean), a calque of 'Pacific Ocean'. The irregular form 大平洋 uses 大 (big) instead of 太, likely a common misspelling or variant.