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东洋

Dōng yáng

2-character word Traditional 東洋

What 东洋 means

1. Japan (old)
2. East Asian countries

The characters in 东洋

• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 洋yángocean; vast; foreign

Words starting with 东洋

• 东洋界Dōng yáng jièIndomalayan realm
• 东洋话Dōng yáng huàJapanese (language) (old)
• 东洋鬼Dōng yáng guǐ(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip
• 东洋鬼子Dōng yáng guǐ zi(esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931–1945) Jap; Nip

Sounds the same

Read Dōng yáng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 东阳see 东阳市