洋上

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
洋 上
よう
Grade: 3 		じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

洋(よう)上(じょう) • (yōjō) 

  1. the surface of the ocean
    • 1940, 海野十三, 地球要塞:
      やがて洋上(ようじょう)には、真白(まっしろ)な水柱(みずばしら)が奔騰(ほんとう)した。
      Yagate yōjō ni wa, masshiro na mizubashira ga hontō shita.
      Before long, a pure white column of water spewed out from the ocean's surface.
  2. above water

Synonyms

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