Kuroshio

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Related

Similar words

Japan Current, Black Current, Black Stream

Narrower meaning words

Tsushima Current, Tsugaru Current, Sōya Current, Oyashio Current, Liman Current

Origin

Borrowed from the romanji transcription of Japanese 黒潮 ("[[black").

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