西欧

西欧

See also: 西歐

Chinese

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

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
西	欧
せい Grade: 2	おう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

西 (“west; western”) +‎ 欧 (“Europe”)

Proper noun

西欧 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 西歐, hiragana せいおう, rōmaji Seiō)

1. Western world
2. Europe
3. Western Europe

Synonyms

• (Western World): 西 (せい)洋 (よう) (Seiyō)
• (Europe): 欧 (おう)州 (しゅう) (Ōshū), ヨーロッパ (Yōroppa)
• (Western Europe): 西 (にし)ヨーロッパ (Nishi Yōroppa)

Antonyms

• (Eastern World): 東 (とう)洋 (よう) (Tōyō)
• (Eastern Europe): 東 (とう)欧 (おう) (Tōō)

Related terms

• 東 (とう)欧 (おう) (Tōō): Eastern Europe
• 南 (なん)欧 (おう) (Nan'ō): Southern Europe
• 北 (ほく)欧 (おう) (Hokuō): Northern Europe
• 中 (ちゅう)欧 (おう) (Chūō): Central Europe