Kanji – east

The Japanese kanji can mean east.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: east
Onyomi: トウ
Kunyomi: ひがし
Romaji: tou, higashi
JLPT: 4
Frequency Rank: 37

How is read?

has the onyomi reading トウ and the kunyomi reading ひがし.

In romaji, these readings can be written as tou, higashi.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (かんとう)Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)
  • (きょくとう)Far East
  • (カントン)Guangdong (China), Kwangtung
  • (ちゅうとう)Middle East
  • (ひがし)east
  • (とうおう)Eastern Europe
  • (とうかい)Tōkai region, region south of Tokyo on the Pacific Ocean side of Japan
  • (とうぐう)crown prince
  • (とうきょう)Tokyo
  • (とうけい)east longitude

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