JLPT N2 · Interjection

東西 (touzai)

東西 (とうざい, touzai) is a Japanese interjection meaning “east and west”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうざい
Romaji: touzai
Word class: Interjection
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

east and west · noun, noun taking の
Orient and Occident; East and West · noun, noun taking の
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up · interjection · abbreviation

Example sentences

この国では東西の文化が交じり合っている。

Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.

Tatoeba #221950

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 東西

eastトウ・ひがし · 8 strokes

west, Spainセイ・サイ・にし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 東西.

東ひがしeast東洋とうようthe East関東かんとうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)西にしwest西洋せいようthe West関西かんさいKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)西暦せいれきCommon Era西日にしびwestering sun

Source: JMdict entry 1447910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.