Oyashio Current
[ oi-uh-shee-oh kur-uhnt; Japanese aw-yah-shee-aw ]
noun
a cold ocean current flowing southwest from the Bering Sea, east of the Kuril Islands, along the east coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
Origin of Oyashio Current
1First recorded in 1920–25 as Oyashio; from Japanese: literally, “parental tide,” so called for its metaphorical role as the parent (oya ) that sustains marine life
- Also called O·khotsk Cur·rent [oh-kotsk-kur-uhnt; Russian uh-khawtsk] /oʊˈkɒtsk ˈkɜr ənt; Russian ʌˈxɔtsk/ .
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