| Kanji | 東 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | トウ |
| Kunyomi | ひがし |
| Nanori | あい, あがり, あずま, あづま, こ, さき, しの, とお, はる, ひが, もと |
| English | east |
| Examples | 東(ひがし): east 東西(とうざい): (1) east and west (2) Orient and Occident; East and West (3) Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up 東洋(とうよう): Orient 関東(かんとう): Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo) 東(あずま): (1) east (2) eastern Japan (3) six-stringed Japanese zither (4) my spouse |
| JLPT Level | 5 |
| Jouyou Grade | 2 |
| Frequency | 37 |
| Components | 木: tree; wood 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 木 |
| Radical Number | 75 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | き・きへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 仮借 Loan |
| Keyword | east |
| Koohii Story 1 | Traditionally seen as a pictograph of the sun rising behind a tree. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The sun pierces through the trees as it rises in the east… |
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_directions
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