noun
East China Sea
Proper noun referring to the marginal sea east of China, part of the Pacific Ocean.
東シナ海は中国の東に位置する海です。
The East China Sea is a sea located east of China.
Older kanji spelling using 支那; now largely replaced by 東シナ海.
Compound of 東 (ひがし, 'east') + シナ (China) + 海 (かい, 'sea'). The spelling シナ is a phonetic rendering of 'China'.