How to say 'East' in Japanese | 東

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The Japanese word for East is 'Higashi', written as 東 in Japanese.'East' in hiragana is ひがし.

word

東

Meaning

East

Reading

ひがし

higashi

Kanji

東East

Explanation

The Japanese noun '東 (ひがし)' means 'east'. It refers to one of the four cardinal directions and is commonly used in geographical contexts, such as describing locations or directions. For example: The sun rises in the east「太陽は東から昇る」(たいようはひがしからのぼる). Kyoto is east of Osaka「京都は大阪の東にある」(きょうとはおおさかのひがしにある). The word can also be used in compound words, such as '東日本 (ひがしにほん)' meaning 'eastern Japan'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1088

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 東

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

東

Meaning

East

Words Related to 東 Through the Kanji 東

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 東 as well.

word

東洋

Meaning

Orient

word

東西

Meaning

East and west

word

南東

Meaning

Southeast

word

北東

Meaning

Northeast

word

東南

Meaning

Southeast

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'Higashi' means 'East' .

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