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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
第3新東京市
だいさんしんとうきょうし
Tokyo-3
東京市
とうきょうし
Tokyo City (1889-1943; former municipality now comprising the 23 special wards of Tokyo Metropolis)
東海地方
とうかいちほう
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
東京
とうきょう
Tokyo
東側
ひがしがわ
east side ; east bank
東方
とうほう
eastern direction
南東
なんとう
southeast
東側
ひがしがわ
east side
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