• 洋風ようふう — Western style
• 太平洋たいへいよう — Pacific ocean
• 洋服ようふく — Western clothes
• 洋食ようしょく — Western food
• 洋館ようかん — Western-style building
• 洋画ようが — Western movie / painting
• 東洋とうよう — the East / Orient
• 西洋せいよう — the West / Occident

The radical 氵 represents water, and the right side (羊) hints at phonetic sound. Originally, 洋 referred to the vast sea. Over time, it took on the meaning of “Western,” reflecting Japan’s view of the ocean as the gateway to foreign lands.