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東
East
8 strokes
N5
On readings 音読み
とう
Kun readings 訓読み
ひがし
Built from
Tree
Sun
Memory hook
The sun rising behind a tree — that direction is east.
Words using 東
東
ひがし
east
N5
東洋
とうよう
Orient
N3
関東
かんとう
eastern half of Japan
N2
東西
とうざい
East and West
N2
東側
ひがしがわ
east side
南東
なんとう
southeast
北東
ほくとう
northeast
極東
きょくとう
Far East
広東
カントン
Guangdong (China)
中東
ちゅうとう
Middle East
東欧
とうおう
Eastern Europe
東宮
とうぐう
crown prince
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