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東

Kanji 東: meaning "east", readings, stroke order

The kanji 東 means "east". On'yomi: トウ; kun'yomi: ひがし. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
east
On'yomi
トウ
Kun'yomi
ひがし
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 東

  • 東 ひがし — East
  • 東洋 とうよう — Orient
  • 関東 かんとう — eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo
  • 東西 とうざい — East and West, whole country

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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