東西 (とうざい)east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West

east and westnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Orient and Occident; East and Westnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-upinterjection (kandoushi)

東西, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 東西

東ひがしeast
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
東洋とうようthe East; the Orient
西にしwest
西側にしがわwest side; west bank
関西かんさいKansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
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
西日本にしにほんwestern Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chūbu region and westward
西部せいぶwestern part; the west (of a region)

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