Memory phrase for the Kanji: 東


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Meaning east

Pronunciation


higashi

Explanation

Mnemonic


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

Radicals

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

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
あずま  east, Eastern Japan


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