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N4 Noun

西洋(せいよう)the west, Western countries

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    Referring to the cultures, traditions, or regions of Western Europe and North America.

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      the West, the Occident, Western countries

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    西洋 【せいよう】

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      (かれ)はアジアでなく西洋(せいよう)出身(しゅっしん)だ。

      He is from the West, not Asia.

      • N4

      (わたし)西洋(せいよう)医学(いがく)について(まな)んでいます。

      I am learning about Western medicine.

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      日本(にほん)西洋(せいよう)()(すす)んだのはペリー来航(らいこう)(とき)であったと()いた。

      I was told that Westernization in Japan began with the arrival of the Perry expedition.

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      まだこの(くに)では西洋(せいよう)からの移民(いみん)がほとんどいないらしいです。

      They say there are still very few immigrants from the West in this country.

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      西洋(せいよう)」とは日本(にほん)中国(ちゅうごく)などのアジアから欧米(おうべい)諸国(しょこく)()していう()である。

      The term 'Western' refers to countries from the west of China and Japan like Europe and America.

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