東西

とうざい · also ひがしにし

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!

JLPT N2 common word

Meaning

nadj-no
east and west
nadj-no
Orient and Occident; East and West
int abbreviation
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

Example sentences

この国では東西の文化が交じり合っている。

Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.
バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。

The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.