Memory phrase for the character: 東

東

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Meaning

east

Pronunciation

 TŌ
higashi

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.

Radicals

木 tree
日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
東 eastThe sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.
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 Vocabulary

東 ひがし  east
東京 とうきょう  Tokyo
東洋 とうよう  Orient
関東 かんとう  Kanto (eastern half of Japan including Tokyo)
東西 とうざい  East and West, whole country, Orient and Occident, Your attention please
東 あずま  east, Eastern Japan

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