北ほく洋よう

noun

northern waters; northern seas

Refers to the seas or ocean areas in the north, often used in contexts like fishing, shipping, or geography (e.g., 北洋漁業, northern-sea fisheries).

• 北ほく洋ようサケ漁りょうが解かい禁きんされた。

  The northern salmon fishery has opened.

• 北ほく洋ようの荒あら波なみを越こえて船ふねは進すすんだ。

  The ship sailed through the rough seas of the north.