Memory phrase for the Kanji: 東
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東 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| east
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Pronunciation |
TŌ
higashi |
Explanation |
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Mnemonic
| The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.
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Radicals
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木
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tree | |
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日
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day, sun | The radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point. |
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東
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east | The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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