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東洋区 (とうようく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう洋よう区く

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Meanings

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noun

Oriental region

Zoogeographical term for the Oriental region, covering South and Southeast Asia. Used in academic and biological contexts.

東とう洋よう区くには多た様ような哺ほ乳にゅう類るいが生せい息そくしている。
A diverse range of mammals inhabits the Oriental region.

Kanji

東east
洋ocean, sea, foreign
区ward, district

Etymology

Compound of 東洋 (tōyō, 'the East; the Orient') and 区 (ku, 'region; zone'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'Oriental region' used in zoogeography.