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東
JLPT N5 SL2 8 strokes Frequency: #25

Meanings

east

Radicals

木

Decomposition

⿻木ζ—₯

Etymology

Ideographic: The sunΒ ζ—₯Β rising behind a tree 木; compareΒ θ₯Ώ

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 vertical right-to-left
7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γƒˆγ‚¦ tou

Used in compound words

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γ²γŒγ— higashi

Standalone

Words Using This Kanji

505 words total
γƒˆγ‚¦ (3 words)
東桷岸 γ¨γ†γ‹γ„γŒγ‚“

east coast / eastern seaboard

東京ディズニーランド とうきょうディズニーランド

Tokyo Disneyland / Tokyo Disney Resort

東岸 γ¨γ†γŒγ‚“

east coast / eastern shore

γ²γŒγ— (16 words)
東 γ²γŒγ—

east / eastern

東ゴγƒͺラ γ²γŒγ—γ‚΄γƒͺラ

eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)

東へ東へ γ²γŒγ—γΈγ²γŒγ—γΈ

constantly eastward

東をジを γ²γŒγ—γ‚’γ‚Έγ‚’

East Asia

ζ±γ‚΄γƒΌγƒˆ γ²γŒγ—γ‚΄γƒΌγƒˆ

Ostrogoth

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Other (486 words)
東ソー とうソー

Tosoh Corporation

東プレ とうプレ

Topre Corporation

東へ東へ γ²γŒγ—γΈγ²γŒγ—γΈ

constantly eastward

ダブ東 γƒ€γƒ–γƒˆγƒ³

pung (or kong) of east tiles when east is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)

テレ東 テレとう

TV Tokyo (abbr)

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