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JLPT N5 · Noun

東 (higashi)

東 (ひがし, higashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “east”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ひがし
Romaji
higashi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. east · noun

Example sentences

名古屋は京都の東の方にある。
Nagoya is to the east of Kyoto.
Tatoeba #80804

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

Kanji in 東

東
eastトウ・ひがし · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 東.

東洋とうようthe East関東かんとうKantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)東西とうざいeast and west

Source: JMdict entry 1447440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.