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西

west
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingセイ、サイ、ス
Kun readingにし
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

西洋西暦

Radicals and components

Radical襾cover

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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
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

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

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