Japanese symbol for “occidental”
欧風
おうふう
Romaji: oufuu
European-style; Western; Occidental
In Japanese, occidental is 欧風, read おうふう (oufuu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n European-style; Western; Occidental
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “occidental”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オクシデンタル | オクシデンタル okushidentaru | Occidental |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欧州 | おうしゅう oushuu | Europe |
| 東欧 | とうおう touou | Eastern Europe |
| 西欧 | せいおう seiou | Western Europe |
| 北欧 | ほくおう hokuou | Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia |
| 欧米 | おうべい oubei | Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West |
| 南欧 | なんおう nan'ou | Southern Europe |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.