東
ひがし
east; wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
Noun
east- wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zitherAbbreviation
- my spouse
- east wind tile
- winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles
Rare and archaic meanings (2)
- eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provincesArchaic
- eastArchaic
Example sentences
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The moon rises in the east.
東はどの方向なの？
What direction is east?
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The wind is blowing from the east.
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The wind is blowing east.
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The plane turned eastward.
More examples (10)
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The sun always rises in the east.
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The sky in the east is cloudy.
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The eastern sky was getting light.
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There is a lake on the east of the village.
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Rape blossoms... Moon in the East. Sun in the West.
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Japan faces the Pacific on the east.
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The zoo is in the east of the town.
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There is a tinge of red in the eastern sky.
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Nagoya is to the east of Kyoto.
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If you face north, the east is on your right.