What is the Kanji for 'West'? | 西

kanji

Meaning

West

Reading

Parts

口Mouth 儿Legs 一One

Example Word

西: west. 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'.

Radical

西

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

315

Handwriting

kanji

口

Meaning

Mouth

radical

儿

Meaning

Legs

kanji

一

Meaning

One

kanji

価

Meaning

Price

word

西暦

Meaning

AD

word

南西

Meaning

Southwest

word

西

Meaning

West

word

西側

Meaning

West side

word

西洋

Meaning

West, Western

word

西洋人

Meaning

Westerner

word

東西

Meaning

East and west

word

北西

Meaning

Northwest

kanji

君

Meaning

Ruler, You

kanji

吉

Meaning

Lucky, Good luck

kanji

園

Meaning

Garden

kanji

囲

Meaning

Surround

kanji

名

Meaning

Name

kanji

史

Meaning

History

kanji

豆

Meaning

Beans

kanji

品

Meaning

Product

kanji

由

Meaning

Reason

kanji

船

Meaning

Ship

kanji

右

Meaning

Right

kanji

呂

Meaning

Bath

kanji

中

Meaning

Center

kanji

唇

Meaning

Lips, Lip

kanji

高

Meaning

High, Expensive

kanji

獣

Meaning

Beast, Animal

kanji

叫

Meaning

Shout

kanji

谷

Meaning

Valley

kanji

古

Meaning

Old

kanji

合

Meaning

Fit, Match

kanji

司

Meaning

Director

kanji

唆

Meaning

Entice, Instigate

kanji

和

Meaning

Peace

kanji

哲

Meaning

Sagacious, Philosophy

kanji

石

Meaning

Stone

kanji

舌

Meaning

Tongue

kanji

喚

Meaning

Yell, Call

kanji

目

Meaning

Eye

kanji

嘱

Meaning

Request, Entrust

kanji

語

Meaning

Language, Word

kanji

各

Meaning

Each

kanji

喪

Meaning

Loss, Mourn, Mourning

kanji

句

Meaning

Phrase, Paragraph

kanji

吐

Meaning

Spit, Spew

kanji

聖

Meaning

Saint, Holy

kanji

倉

Meaning

Warehouse

kanji

喫

Meaning

Ingest, Consume

kanji

央

Meaning

Center

kanji

噴

Meaning

Spout, Erupt

kanji

嗅

Meaning

Smell, Sniff

kanji

命

Meaning

Command, Life

kanji

味

Meaning

Flavor

kanji

善

Meaning

Good, Virtuous

kanji

吏

Meaning

Officer, Official

kanji

吸

Meaning

Inhale, Suck

kanji

京

Meaning

Capital

kanji

嘲

Meaning

Ridicule, Insult

kanji

嚇

Meaning

Upbraid, Menacing

kanji

台

Meaning

Pedestal, Machine

kanji

咲

Meaning

Bloom, Blossom

kanji

拐

Meaning

Kidnap

kanji

召

Meaning

Seduce, Summon

kanji

唐

Meaning

Tang dynasty

kanji

号

Meaning

Number

kanji

周

Meaning

Circumference

kanji

占

Meaning

Fortune telling

kanji

兄

Meaning

Older brother

kanji

嘆

Meaning

Sigh

kanji

事

Meaning

Thing

kanji

如

Meaning

As, Likeness

kanji

喝

Meaning

Hoarse, Shout at

kanji

田

Meaning

Rice field

kanji

喉

Meaning

Throat

kanji

咽

Meaning

Windpipe

kanji

問

Meaning

Question, Problem

kanji

后

Meaning

Empress

kanji

足

Meaning

Foot, Sufficient

kanji

喜

Meaning

Rejoice

kanji

加

Meaning

Join, Add

kanji

唄

Meaning

Shamisen song

kanji

豪

Meaning

Great man, Magnificent

kanji

器

Meaning

Vessel

kanji

亭

Meaning

Inn, Pavilion

kanji

否

Meaning

Negate

kanji

啓

Meaning

Enlighten, State respectfully

kanji

員

Meaning

Member

kanji

含

Meaning

Contain, Include

kanji

知

Meaning

Know

kanji

言

Meaning

Say

kanji

告

Meaning

Announce

kanji

憲

Meaning

Constitution

kanji

鳴

Meaning

Chirp

kanji

呪

Meaning

Curse

kanji

可

Meaning

Possible

kanji

唱

Meaning

Chant

kanji

因

Meaning

Cause

kanji

喩

Meaning

Compare, Metaphor

kanji

尋

Meaning

Inquire

kanji

同

Meaning

Same

kanji

唯

Meaning

Only, Solely

kanji

回

Meaning

Revolve, Times (counter for occurrences)

kanji

日

Meaning

Day, Sun

kanji

四

Meaning

Four

kanji

束

Meaning

Bundle, Bind

kanji

哀

Meaning

Pity, Sorrow

kanji

呼

Meaning

Invite, Call

kanji

唾

Meaning

Sputum, Saliva

kanji

国

Meaning

Country

kanji

嗣

Meaning

Heir

kanji

哺

Meaning

Nurse, Suckle

kanji

害

Meaning

Harm

kanji

呈

Meaning

Display, Present

kanji

見

Meaning

See

kanji

匹

Meaning

Equal, Counter for animals

kanji

鬼

Meaning

Demon, Ogre

kanji

兄

Meaning

Older brother

kanji

克

Meaning

Overcome

kanji

元

Meaning

Origin

kanji

先

Meaning

Before, Previous

kanji

虎

Meaning

Tiger

kanji

光

Meaning

Light

kanji

児

Meaning

Child

kanji

四

Meaning

Four

kanji

免

Meaning

Excuse, Exempt

kanji

豆

Meaning

Beans

kanji

三

Meaning

Three

kanji

拝

Meaning

Worship

kanji

七

Meaning

Seven

kanji

女

Meaning

Woman

kanji

丘

Meaning

Hill

kanji

二

Meaning

Two

kanji

口

Meaning

Mouth

kanji

獣

Meaning

Beast, Animal

kanji

大

Meaning

Big

kanji

百

Meaning

Hundred

kanji

行

Meaning

Go

kanji

合

Meaning

Fit, Match

kanji

賓

Meaning

Guest, Vip

kanji

来

Meaning

Come

kanji

旦

Meaning

Dawn

kanji

虫

Meaning

Insect

kanji

今

Meaning

Now

kanji

寸

Meaning

Measurement

kanji

黄

Meaning

Yellow

kanji

皿

Meaning

Plate

kanji

至

Meaning

Arrive, Climax

kanji

貴

Meaning

Precious

kanji

上

Meaning

Up

kanji

土

Meaning

Soil

kanji

互

Meaning

Mutual

kanji

十

Meaning

Ten

kanji

両

Meaning

Both

kanji

事

Meaning

Thing

kanji

万

Meaning

Ten thousand

kanji

王

Meaning

King

kanji

天

Meaning

Heaven

kanji

本

Meaning

Book, Origin

kanji

耳

Meaning

Ear

kanji

才

Meaning

Talent, Age (counter)

kanji

遣

Meaning

Use, Dispatch

kanji

丙

Meaning

Third, Third class

kanji

子

Meaning

Child

kanji

戸

Meaning

Door

kanji

丁

Meaning

Street

kanji

工

Meaning

Construction

kanji

光

Meaning

Light

kanji

武

Meaning

Military

kanji

同

Meaning

Same

kanji

下

Meaning

Down

kanji

寒

Meaning

Cold

kanji

日

Meaning

Day, Sun

kanji

弐

Meaning

Two

kanji

正

Meaning

Correct

kanji

霊

Meaning

Spirits

kanji

鳥

Meaning

Bird

kanji

再

Meaning

Again, Twice

kanji

画

Meaning

Picture