西欧

See also: 西歐

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 西欧 – see 西歐 (“Western Europe”).
(This term is the simplified form of 西歐).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
西 欧
せい
Grade: 2		 おう
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
西歐 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 西(せい) (sei, “west; western”) + 欧(おう) (ō, “Europe”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

西(せい)欧(おう) • (Seiō) 

  1. Western world
  2. Europe (a continent)
  3. Western Europe (a geographical region of Europe)

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References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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