インド洋 combines インド (India) + 洋 (ocean). Named for the Indian subcontinent it borders.
Forms
The suffix 洋 means 'ocean' and appears in all major ocean names. Note that 海 (sea) is used instead for the Arctic and Southern oceans (北極海, 南極海).
Common collocations
- インド洋に面する: to face the Indian Ocean
- インド洋沿岸: Indian Ocean coast
- インド洋津波: Indian Ocean tsunami
Other oceans