東
東
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Meanings: east 
On Readings: トウ tou
Kun Readings: ひがし higashi, あずま azuma
Most Used Pronunciation: higashi JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji) Grade: 2 Kanji Part: 木
Stroke Number: 8 |
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Common jukugo
東京 - とう きょう tou kyou - Tokyo
東口 - ひがし ぐち higashi guchi - east entrance
Useful Examples
Japanese: 太陽は、東から昇ります。
Romaji: taiyou wa, higashi kara noborimasu.
English: The Sun rises from the East.
Japanese: とにかく、きみは東京すべきだ。
Romaji: tonikaku, kimi wa toukyou subeki da.
English: In any case you should come up to Tokyo.
Japanese: 船の進路は真東だった。
Romaji: fune no shinro wa mahigashi datta.
English: The course of the ship was straight east.
Japanese: 日本は東は太平洋に面する。
Romaji: nihon wa higashi wa taiheiyou ni men suru.
English: Japan faces the Pacific on the east.
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Notes/Mnemonic
In order to look at the sun from behind a tree, you must be facing east: A sun [日] character behind a tree [木]
Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.