# ocean: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/ocean
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: noun
IPA: /ˈəʊʃ(ə)n/
Katakana pronunciation: オーシャン

## Meaning in English
One of the five very large areas of salt water that cover most of the Earth's surface: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Ocean.
### 日本語の意味
地球の表面の大部分を覆う5つの大きな塩水域のことです。太平洋、大西洋、インド洋、北極海、南大洋があります。

### Examples
- 太平洋は世界で最も大きな大洋です。
  - English: The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
- 海の向こうに旅に出たい。
  - English: I want to travel across the ocean.
- オーシャンブルーの空が広がっていた。
  - English: Ocean-blue sky stretched out above.

## English equivalents
- ocean
## Japanese equivalents
- 大洋
- 海
- オーシャン
## Common patterns
- **across the ocean**: On the other side of the ocean Example: Her family lives across the ocean.
- **in the ocean**: Inside the ocean water Example: Thousands of species live in the ocean.

## More from Anaversity
- [Japanese–English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english)
- [ocean in the English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/ocean)
- [AI and agent access guide](https://anaversity.com/llms.txt)

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