Moto 東: EastKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- ひがし
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 269 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 東京とうきょうTokyo
- 中東ちゅうとうMiddle East
- 東北とうほくnorth-east
- 東海とうかいregion south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
- 東南とうなんsouth-east
- 東欧とうおうEastern Europe
- 東西とうざいeast and west
- 東洋とうようthe East; the Orient
- 北東ほくとうnortheast
- 東独とうどくEast Germany (1949-1990)
- 東部とうぶeastern part; the east (of a region)
- 極東きょくとうFar East
- 南東なんとうsoutheast
- 東方とうほうeastern direction
- 東亜とうあEast Asia; the Orient
- 東宮とうぐうcrown prince
- 東邦とうほうOriental country; the Orient
- 東経とうけいeast longitude
- 東都とうとthe Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo
- 北北東ほくほくとうnorth-northeast; north-north-east
- 南南東なんなんとうsouth-southeast; south-south-east
- 東北東とうほくとうeast-northeast; ENE
- 東南東とうなんとうeast-southeast; ESE
- 東国とうごくeastern country; eastern provinces
- 東奔西走とうほんせいそうbusying oneself about (something); being on the move
- 東進とうしんproceeding east
- 西高東低せいこうとうていhigh barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
- 近東きんとうNear East
- アメリカ極東軍司令部アメリカきょくとうぐんしれいぶFar East Command; FEC
- リトル東京リトルとうきょうLittle Tokyo; Japantown
- 上代東国方言じょうだいとうごくほうげんeastern old Japanese
- 中東呼吸器症候群ちゅうとうこきゅうきしょうこうぐんMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome; MERS
- 中東戦争ちゅうとうせんそうArab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)
- 中東欧ちゅうとうおうCentral and Eastern Europe
- 中東諸国ちゅうとうしょこくMiddle East countries
- 中近東ちゅうきんとうNear and Middle East
- 以東いとう... and eastward; east of
- 偏東風へんとうふうeasterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)
- 北東アジアほくとうアジアNortheast Asia
- 北東北きたとうほくnorthern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
- 北東航路ほくとうこうろNortheast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
- 南東北みなみとうほくsouthern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
- 古今東西ここんとうざいall times and places; all ages and countries
- 在東京ざいとうきょうsituated in Tokyo
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 東ひがしeast
- 東側ひがしがわeast side; east bank
- 東口ひがしぐちeast entrance
- 東風ひがしかぜeast wind; spring wind
- 光は東からひかりはひがしからthe light comes from the East; the light rises from the East
Other readings
- 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
- 広東カントンGuangdong (China); Kwangtung
- オランダ領東インドおらんだりょうひがしインドDutch East Indies
- ダブ東ダブトンpung (or kong) of east tiles when east is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
- 中・東欧ちゅうとうおうCentral and Eastern Europe
- 初東風はつこちfirst eastern wind of the year; first eastern wind of the spring
- 北々東ほくほくとうnorth-northeast; north-north-east
- 北東風きたごちnortheasterly wind
- 南々東なんなんとうsouth-southeast; south-south-east
- 南東風みなみごちeast wind inclining towards the south
- 坂東ばんどうBandō; former name of the Kantō region
Showing the 60 most common of 269 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 東
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