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せいようぶんめい
Meanings
Noun
1. Western civilization; Western civilisation
Alt. forms
西せい洋よう文ぶん明めい
せいようぶんめい
Pitch accent
⚠
せ
いようぶ
んめい
Composed of
Spain; Spanish (language)
Western word or sentence; word created by translating components of a Western word
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Composed of
the West; the Occident; Western countries
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Examples (1 in total)
Greece was the cradle of western civilization.