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N2 Kanji 102: 欧

Meaning:

In Japanese,欧 means “Europe”.


How to read it:

Kunyomi:Not often used
Onyomi:おう


How to write it:


Origin:

You can see someone yawning.
You can remember this kanji by “He is sleepy because it took him many hours to arrive at Europe”.
So 欧 means “Europe”.


Development:


Vocabulary:

LevelWordReadingMeaning
Inter欧州おうしゅうEurope
Inter欧米おうべいEurope and US
Others欧化おうかEuropeanization
Others欧文おうぶんEuropean language
Others日欧にちおうJapan and Europe
Others印欧いんおうIndia and Europe
Others欧風おうふうEuropean style

Note:

Usually, ヨーロッパ is used to express “Europe”, but おうしゅう is also used sometimes.

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