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東

east
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingひがし
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

関東

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

sun (日) · day (日) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 543

Compound words

関東かんとう
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
極東きょくとう
Far East
広東カントン
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou (China)
中東ちゅうとう
Middle East
東欧とうおう
Eastern Europe
東海とうかい
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Japan
東宮とうぐう
crown prince
東京とうきょう
Tokyo
東経とうけい
east longitude
東口ひがしぐち
east entrance; east exit
東西とうざい
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
東都とうと
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
東南とうなん
south-east
東部とうぶ
eastern part; the east (of a region)
東方とうほう
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
東邦とうほう
Oriental country; the Orient
東北とうほく
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
東洋とうよう
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
東側ひがしがわ
east side; east bank
南東なんとう
southeast
北東ほくとう
northeast
東亜とうあ
East Asia; the Orient
北北東ほくほくとう
north-northeast; north-north-east
東京証券取引所とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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