Meanings
West, Spain
Radicals
Decomposition
⿻兀囗
Etymology
Pictographic: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
296 words totalWestern hydrangea
Western language
Westerner
East is East, and West is West
East is East, and West is West
Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
toilet in a Zen temple
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Western Front (of WWI)
Nishida's philosophy (foundation for the Kyoto school of philosophy)
Western medicine
Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica)
Southwest school (of neo-Kantianism)
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
Western Indian Ocean
Abyssinia
Protectorate General of the Western Regions (Han-period Chinese office established in East Turkestan in 60 BCE)
Protectorate General to Pacify the West (Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE)
Kansai dialect