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三洋 (さんよう, sanyou) Japanese meaning: Sanyo | Kotomora

三さん洋よう

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Meanings

1

Sanyo

company name

Refers to the Japanese electronics company Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (三洋電機).

三さん洋ようはかつて大おお手て電でん機きメーカーだった。
Sanyo was once a major electronics manufacturer.

Kanji

三three
洋ocean, sea, foreign

Etymology

The name 三洋 is composed of 三 (three) and 洋 (ocean), but the specific origin as a company name or surname is not specified.

2

San'you

family or surname

A Japanese surname. The reading may be romanized as San'you or Sanyō.

三さん洋ようさんという名みょう字じの人ひとに会あった。
I met someone with the surname San'you.