Moto 西: West; SpainKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ、サイ、ス
- Kun'yomi
- にし
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 277 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ・サイ・ス)
- 関西かんさいKansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
- 東西とうざいeast and west
- 大西洋たいせいようAtlantic Ocean
- 西欧せいおうWestern Europe
- 南西なんせいsouthwest
- 西部せいぶwestern part; the west (of a region)
- 西洋せいようthe West; the Occident
- 北西ほくせいnorthwest
- 西独せいどくWest Germany (1949-1990)
- 西暦せいれきCommon Era; CE
- 西方せいほうwestern direction
- 西南せいなんsouth-west
- 偏西風へんせいふうwesterlies; prevailing westerlies
- 北北西ほくほくせいnorth-northwest
- 南南西なんなんせいsouth-southwest; south-south-west
- 東奔西走とうほんせいそうbusying oneself about (something); being on the move
- 西北せいほくnorth-west
- 西北西せいほくせいwest-northwest
- 西南西せいなんせいwest-southwest
- 西域せいいきwestern regions of China
- 西洋人せいようじんWestern people
- 西洋式せいようしきwestern style or fashion
- 西遊さいゆうwestward trip; trip to the West
- 西高東低せいこうとうていhigh barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
- 中西部ちゅうせいぶmiddle west
- 以西いせい... and westward; west of
- 北大西洋きたたいせいようNorth Atlantic
- 北大西洋条約きたたいせいようじょうやくNorth Atlantic Treaty
- 北大西洋条約機構きたたいせいようじょうやくきこうNorth Atlantic Treaty Organisation; NATO
- 北西航路ほくせいこうろNorthwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)
- 南西諸島なんせいしょとうNansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands
- 古今東西ここんとうざいall times and places; all ages and countries
- 和西わせいJapanese-Spanish
- 大西洋標準時たいせいようひょうじゅんじAtlantic Standard Time; AST
- 大西洋横断たいせいようおうだんtrans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
- 大西洋背美鯨たいせいようせみくじらNorth Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 西にしwest
- 西側にしがわwest side; west bank
- 西口にしぐちwest entrance
- 西ドイツにしドイツWest Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
- 西日にしびwestering sun; setting sun
- 西風にしかぜwest wind
Other readings
- 西日本にしにほんwestern Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chūbu region and westward
- 仏蘭西フランスFrance
- 伯剌西爾ブラジルBrazil
- 墨西哥メキシコMexico
- 新西蘭ニュージーランドNew Zealand
- 瑞西スイスSwitzerland
- 西班牙スペインSpain
- 西瓜すいかwatermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 露西亜ロシアRussia
- ダブ西ダブシャーpung (or kong) of west tiles when west is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
- 亜皮西尼アビシニアAbyssinia (Empire of Ethiopia, 980 BCE to 1974 CE)
- 伯剌西爾木ブラジルぼくBrazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata, formerly Caesalpinia echinata); pernambuco wood
- 佛蘭西フランスFrance
- 北々西ほくほくせいnorth-northwest
- 南々西なんなんせいsouth-southwest; south-south-west
- 印度尼西亜インドネシアIndonesia
- 大西洋斑海豚たいせいようまだらいるかAtlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
- 大西洋鎌海豚たいせいようかわいるかAtlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
Showing the 60 most common of 277 words. See them all in the graph.
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