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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

535 words total
Other (2 words)
γƒͺγƒˆγƒ«ζ±δΊ¬ γƒͺγƒˆγƒ«γ¨γ†γγ‚‡γ†

Little Tokyo

δ»₯東 いとう

... and eastward

γ²γŒγ— (13 words)
東は東θ₯Ώγ―θ₯Ώ γ²γŒγ—γ―γ²γŒγ—γ«γ—γ―γ«γ—

East is East, and West is West

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

東ζ—₯本 γ²γŒγ—γ«γ»γ‚“

eastern Japan (usu. east of the ChΕ«bu region)

東口 γ²γŒγ—γγ‘

east entrance

ζ±γ‚΄γƒΌγƒˆ γ²γŒγ—γ‚΄γƒΌγƒˆ

Ostrogoth

東エルァレム γ²γŒγ—γ‚¨γƒ«γ‚΅γƒ¬γƒ 

Eastern Jerusalem

東ティヒール γ²γŒγ—γƒ†γ‚£γƒ’γƒΌγƒ«

East Timor

東ドむツ γ²γŒγ—γƒ‰γ‚€γƒ„

East Germany (1949-1990)

東をフγƒͺγ‚« γ²γŒγ—γ‚’γƒ•γƒͺγ‚«

East Africa

東むンド γ²γŒγ—γ‚€γƒ³γƒ‰

East Indies

東ε…₯ル γ²γŒγ—γ„γ‚‹

east of

東をジを人 γ²γŒγ—γ‚’γ‚Έγ‚’γ˜γ‚“

East Asian (person)

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