西洋文明 せいようぶんめい Meanings Noun Western civilization; Western civilisation Kanji 西 west. Read as セイ. 洋 ocean. Read as ヨウ. 文 text. Read as ブン. 明 clear. Read as メイ. Example sentences ギリシャは西洋文明の揺籃の地であった。Greece was the cradle of western civilization. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists