How to say 'West' in Japanese | 西

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The Japanese word for West is 'Nishi', written as 西 in Japanese.'West' in hiragana is にし.

word

西

Meaning

West

Reading

にし

nishi

Kanji

西West

Explanation

The Japanese noun '西 (にし)' means 'west'. It is used to indicate the cardinal direction west, and can be used in various contexts such as geography, navigation, or describing locations. For example: The sun sets in the west「太陽は西に沈む」(たいようはにしにしずむ). Kyoto is west of Tokyo「京都は東京の西にある」(きょうとはとうきょうのにしにある). The word can also be part of compound words, such as '西側 (にしがわ)' meaning 'west side' or 'western side'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1330

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 西

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

西

Meaning

West

Words Related to 西 Through the Kanji 西

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 西 as well.

word

西暦

Meaning

word

西洋

Meaning

West, Western

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西洋人

Meaning

Westerner

word

東西

Meaning

East and west

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南西

Meaning

Southwest

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北西

Meaning

Northwest

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西側

Meaning

West side

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