Kuroshio

Kuro Shio English + Current Alternative forms en Kuro Shio en Kuro Siwo en Kurosiwo Etymology Borrowed from the romaji transcription of en ja 黒潮 Black Tide Kuroshio. en Pronunciation en /ˌkʊəɹəʊˈʃiːəʊ/ Proper noun en oceanography usually with "~ Current" The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre. en 1851 Alexander George Findlay Alexander G. Findlay A directory for the navigation of the Pacific Ocean; with description of its coasts, islands, etc., from the Strait of Magalhaens to the Arctic Sea, and those of Asia and Australia; its winds, currents, and other phenomena. Part I. The coasts of the Pacific Ocean London R. H. Laurie 635 https://books.google.com/books?id=I24DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA635 Between Fatsisio and Mikura a current to the eastward is marked, called the Kuro Siwo Stream. en 1890 w:Basil Hall Chamberlain Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan London Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd. 134 https://books.google.com/books?id=TZULf10kGFwC&pg=PA134 Still less must we forget the mighty river in the sea—the Kuroshio, or “Black Current”—which, flowing northwards from the direction of Formosa and the Philippine Islands, warms the southern and south-eastern coasts of Japan much as the Gulf Stream warms the coasts of western Europe. Synonyms en Japan Current, en Black Current, en Black Stream Hyponyms en Tsushima Current, en Tsugaru Current, en Sōya Current, en Oyashio Current, en Liman Current Translations oceanic current Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 黑潮, cmn 日本暖流 Finnish: fi Kurosivo, fi Kuroshio Greek: el κουροσίβο n, el κούρο σίβο n Japanese: ja 黒潮 Kuroshio Polish: pl Kuro Siwo Japanese Romanization くろしお