East China Sea

East China Sea
The East China Sea, showing surrounding regions, islands, cities, and seas
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	1. 东海 2. 东中国海
Traditional Chinese	1. 東海 2. 東中國海
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin 1. Dōng Hǎi 2. Dōng Zhōngguó Hǎi Bopomofo 1. ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˇ Wu Romanization 1. ton平 he上 2. ton平 tson平 koh入 he上 Hakka Romanization 1. dung24 hoi31 2. dung24 dung24 gued2 hoi31 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping 1. dung1 hoi2 2. dung1 zung1 gwok3 hoi2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ 1. tong-hái 2. tong tiong-kok hái Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC 1. dĕ̤ng-hāi 2. dĕ̤ng dṳ̆ng-guók hāi
Korean name
Hangul	동중국해
Hanja	東中國海
Transcriptions Revised Romanization dongjungguk-hae McCune–Reischauer dongjungguk.hae
Japanese name
Kanji	東シナ海 (2004–) 東支那海 (1913–2004) (literally "East Shina Sea")
Kana	ひがしシナかい
Transcriptions Romanization Higashi Shina Kai
Indonesian name
Indonesian	Laut Cina Timur (1972-2014) Laut Tiongkok Timur (official usage, since 2014)

Coordinates: 30°N 125°E / 30°N 125°E / 30; 125

The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. The East China Sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of roughly 1,249,000 square kilometres (482,000 sq mi). To the east lies the Japanese islands of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands, to the south lies the South China Sea, and to the west by the Asian continent. The sea connects with the Sea of Japan through the Korea Strait and opens to the north into the Yellow Sea. The sovereign states which border the sea include South Korea, Japan, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People's Republic of China.

The East China Sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of roughly 1,249,000 square kilometres (482,000 sq mi). It is bounded on the east by Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, on the south by the South China Sea, and on the west by the Asian continent. It connects with the Sea of Japan through the Korea Strait; it opens in the north to the Yellow Sea.