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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Oyashio en · PROPN

Etymology

Borrowed from the rōmaji transcription of Japanese 親潮 (Oyashio, “Parent Tide”).

Meanings

  1. (usually, with "~ Current") The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Oya Shio alternative lexicographic
Oyasiwo alternative lexicographic
Oya Siwo alternative lexicographic
the Oyashio canonical lexicographic

Hyponyms

Liman Current · Sōya Current · Tsushima Current · Tsugaru Current · Oyashio Current

Synonyms

Red Current · Red Stream · Japan Current

Translations (2)

pl Prąd Kurylski (Translations) · ja 親潮 (Translations)