Atlantic Ocean
proper noun
A big west ocean, you say? It's gotta be the Atlantic Ocean.
If you think about it from Japan's perspective, the Atlantic is a big, faraway ocean to the west, right?
This is a jukugo word that uses on'yomi readings for all three kanji. You've seen these readings before, but the 西 reading (せい) is still pretty new, so here's a mnemonic refresher just in case:
While swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, you find a saber (せい). Yikes, how'd this rusty old saber get here? This thing must have floated across the Atlantic from some seaside battlefield of yore. Those old sabers are always washing up on Atlantic shores, you know.
大西洋はとても大きいです。
The Atlantic Ocean is very big.
私はまだ大西洋を見たことがありません。
I have not seen the Atlantic Ocean yet.
大西洋はアメリカとヨーロッパの間にあります。
The Atlantic Ocean is between America and Europe.
大西洋を泳いでわたろうとしましたが、1分であきらめました。
I tried to swim across the Atlantic, but gave up after a minute.