Japanese word

太平洋

Pronunciation

Romajitaiheiyō

Meaning

  • nounPacific Ocean

Example

船が太平洋を渡ります。fune ga tai hei yō o wata ri ma su

A ship crosses the Pacific Ocean.

Illustration for 太平洋 (Pacific Ocean)

More examples

台風は太平洋上で発生して、日本列島へ近づくことがあります。tai fū wa tai hei yō ue de has sei shi te nihon ret tō e chika zu ku ko to ga a ri ma su

Typhoons can form over the Pacific Ocean and approach the Japanese archipelago.

Common phrases

  • 太平洋を渡るtai hei yō o wata ru

    cross the Pacific Ocean

  • 太平洋側tai hei yō gawa

    Pacific side

  • 太平洋上tai hei yō ue

    over the Pacific Ocean

  • 太平洋沿岸tai hei yō en gan

    Pacific coast

Definition in Japanese

アジア、オーストラリア、南北アメリカの間に広がる世界最大の海洋。a ji a ō su to ra ri a nan boku a me ri ka no aida ni hiro ga ru se kai sai dai no kai yō

Word origin

太平洋 (taiheiyō) combines 太 (tai, "great"), 平 (hei, "calm"), and 洋 (yō, "ocean") as a Chinese-character rendering of Pacific Ocean.

Usage tips

  • In English, Pacific Ocean is a proper name, while pacific as a lowercase adjective means peaceful or calm.

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