東

East

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingトウ

Kun readingひがし

JLPT level: N5 Jōyō Grade 2Level 6

Meanings

eastRtK

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

東

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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)

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

east, west, south and north

極東きょくとう

Far East

広東カントン

Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou (China)

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

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

Kun Reading Examples

彼が育った町は大阪の東にある。ひがし

The town where he was brought up lies east of Osaka.tatoeba

日本は東は太平洋に面する。ひがし

Japan faces the Pacific on the east.tatoeba

日が昇りはじめて東の方が明るくなった。ひがし

The east was brightened by the rising sun.tatoeba

動物園は町の東にあります。ひがし

The zoo is in the east of the town.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は米国に発つ前に東京にいる上司に会いたいと思った。

He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America.tatoeba

彼は飛行機で東京から大阪へ行った。

He went from Tokyo to Osaka by plane.tatoeba

彼は東洋芸術のかなりの専門家だ。

He is something of an expert on oriental art.tatoeba

彼は東洋の神秘に興味を持っていた。

He was interested in the mysteries of the Orient.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

East. 日 (sun) behind 木 (tree) — the rising sun seen through the trees.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 東

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step