Oyashio

See also: Oya Shio

English

Alternative forms
  • Oya Shio
  • Oya Siwo
  • Oyasiwo

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Oyashio

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

Synonyms
  • Japan Current, Red Current, Red Stream

Hyponyms
  • Tsushima Current, Tsugaru Current, Sōya Current, Oyashio Current, Liman Current

Translations
Translations

Japanese

Romanization

Oyashio

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おやしお
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