(たいへいよう)

たいへいよう
noun
Pacific Ocean
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Pacific Ocean
The largest and deepest ocean, located between Asia and the Americas.
日本(にほん)太平洋(たいへいよう)(めん)している
Japan faces the Pacific Ocean.
太平洋(たいへいよう)飛行機(ひこうき)(わた)った
I flew across the Pacific Ocean.
太平洋(たいへいよう)(がわ)天気(てんき)()だ。
The weather on the Pacific side is clear.

太平洋(たいへいよう) literally means "great peaceful ocean." It is the world's largest ocean, bordering Japan to the east.

Etymology

(たい) (great) + (へい) (peaceful) + (よう) (ocean). Named by Magellan for its calm appearance after the rough seas near South America.

Common expressions

Other oceans