What does the kanji 西 mean?

The kanji 西 (nishi) means "west". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "nishi"?

"nishi" is written with the kanji 西, meaning "west". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) せい (sei), さい (sai), kunyomi (native Japanese) にし (nishi). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 西?

Write 西 ("west") 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 西?

西 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) せい (sei), さい (sai), kunyomi (native Japanese) にし (nishi).

西“west” Kanjinishi / sei

JLPT N5

How to write 西

西 (west) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

west

Onyomi (音読み)

せい sei
さい sai

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

にし nishi

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 西

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

アイルランドは西にしヨーロッパにある。
Ireland is in western Europe.
西 (にし)
JP#10050407bybunbukuEN#10085397byCKCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project
サンフランシスコはアメリカの西海岸にしかいがんにある。
San Francisco is on the West Coast of the U.S.
西海岸 (にしかいがん)
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西瓜すいかを食たべましょう！
Let's eat a watermelon!
西瓜 (すいか)
JP#481473byqahwaEN#421377byFeuDRenaisCC BY 2.0 FR Tatoeba Project