西せい洋よう文ぶん明めいMeaningsNoun1. Western civilization; Western civilisationKanji used西west洋ocean文written sentence明brightComposed of西せい洋ようthe West; the Occident; Western countriesNoun文ぶん明めいcivilization; civilisation; cultureNounExamples1ギリシャは西せい洋よう文ぶん明めいの揺よう籃らんの地ちであった。Greece was the cradle of western civilization.