noun
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
Oceanographic term for the warm current flowing northeast along the Pacific coast of Japan. Also known as 黒潮.
See also: 黒潮
日本海流は黒潮とも呼ばれる暖流です。
The Japan Current is a warm current also called the Kuroshio.
Synonym; 黒潮 is the more common name in both scientific and everyday contexts.
Compound of 日本 (Japan) + 海流 (ocean current).