What does the kanji 東 mean?

The kanji 東 (higashi) means "east". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "higashi"?

"higashi" is written with the kanji 東, meaning "east". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) とう (tō), kunyomi (native Japanese) ひがし (higashi). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 東?

Write 東 ("east") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 東?

東 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) とう (tō), kunyomi (native Japanese) ひがし (higashi).

東“east” Kanjihigashi / tō

JLPT N5

How to write 東

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

east

Onyomi (音読み)

とう tō

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

ひがし higashi

Japanese reading

Practice 東 on paper — a printable tracing grid with stroke order

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Example sentences using 東

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

日本にほんは東ひがしアジアにあります。
Japan is in eastern Asia.
東アジア (ひがしあじあ)
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月つきは東ひがしから上のぼる。
The moon rises in the east.
東 (ひがし)
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ここ東京とうきょうにはずいぶんたくさんの人ひとがいるんですね。
There are so many people here in Tokyo.
東京 (とうきょう)
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