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西

west
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingセイ、サイ、ス
Kun readingにし
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. westRtK
    日は西に沈む。The sun sets in the west.tatoeba
    塔はわずかに西へ傾いていた。The tower leaned slightly to the west.tatoeba
  2. spain

Synonyms

ウエスト

Popular Usage

西洋西暦

Radicals and components

Radical襾cover

Mnemonic (RtK)

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one (一) · four (四)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1728

Compound words

西洋せいよう
the West; the Occident; Western countries
西暦せいれき
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini; AD
西安せいあん
Xi'an (China)
栄西えいさい
Eisai (1141–1215), Zen monk who introduced Rinzai Zen and powdered green tea to Japan.
関西かんさい
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
西瓜すいか
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
西欧せいおう
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
西口にしぐち
west entrance; west exit
西側にしがわ
west side; west bank
西南せいなん
south-west
西部せいぶ
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
西風にしかぜ
west wind
東西とうざい
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
北西ほくせい
northwest
西方せいほう
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
南西なんせい
southwest
西独せいどく
West Germany (1949-1990)
関西弁かんさいべん
Kansai dialect
西洋人せいようじん
Western person; Westerner
大西洋たいせいよう
Atlantic Ocean
西日本にしにほん
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
関西人かんさいじん
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
西ドイツにしドイツ
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
瑞西スイス
Switzerland

On Reading Examples

スペイン語翻訳（日西+西日）お見積もり無料。せいにち
Free estimate for Spanish translations (Jp to S and S to Jp).tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

台風は西の方向に移動した。にし
The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.tatoeba
太陽は東から昇り、西へ沈む。にし
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は町の西部に住んでいる。
He lives in the western part of town.tatoeba
彼は西洋文化が好きだ。
He likes Western culture.tatoeba
彼は小さなヨットで大西洋を横断した。
He came across the Atlantic in a small sailboat.tatoeba
彼はアリゾナで何本か西部劇を撮っている。
He has shot some Westerns in Arizona.tatoeba
元号、西暦、和暦
Era name, western calendar, and Japanese calendarwiki
単純に西暦で計算できる場合
Simply calculating by the Christian calendarwiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 西

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