西洋

せいよう

the West, Western countries

What does 西洋 mean?

西洋 is a Japanese noun meaning the West, Western countries in English. It is written as 西洋 in kanji, せいよう in hiragana, and seiyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

それらは西洋の風呂よりずっといいです。

They are much better than Western baths.