English Explanatory Dictionary

Oyashio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.

Word forms

Oyashio the Oyashio Oya Shio Oya Siwo Oyasiwo

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Japan Current Red Current Red Stream
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