Meaning

Primary

Western Europe

Word Type

noun, proper noun

Explanation

The west bit of ヨーロッパ (Europe) is Western Europe.

Have you ever been to 西ヨーロッパ? You know, places like France, the UK, and Belgium, with all their wine and cheese and beer… Western Europe!

Reading

にしよーろっぱ
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
にしヨーロッパ
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This uses the kun'yomi reading of 西, which you've already learned, so you should be good to go here!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 西ヨーロッパ人

    a Western European

    西ヨーロッパそだち

    raised in Western Europe

    西ヨーロッパ生まれ

    born in Western Europe

Context Sentences

私は西ヨーロッパに行きたいです。

I want to go to Western Europe.

西ヨーロッパではチーズやワインが有名です。

Cheese and wine are famous in Western Europe.

西ヨーロッパでパンを食べすぎて、5キロも太りました。

I ate so much bread in Western Europe that I gained 5 kilos.

へえ〜西ヨーロッパですか。いいですね!どこの国に行ったんですか。

Wow, Western Europe? That's nice! Which countries did you visit?

Kanji Composition