EntryCommonWaniKani 6
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    eastern direction

    日本は中国の東方にある。
    Japan is to the east of China.
  2. the Orient

  3. Noun

    eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

    Martial arts

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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east

Kun
ひがし
On
トウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
37 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あいあがりあずまあづまこちさきしのとおはるひがもと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.9The Kanji Dictionary
5090.6Four corner code
1564deroo
6771Unicode hex code
1-37-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
213Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2596New Nelson (John Haig)
3568New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4385Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2987Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
504Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
543Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
11A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
771Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14499Morohashi
184A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
71Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121sakade
63Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
201henshall3
164Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
108crowley
39Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
1053Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
516Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dong1Pinyin reading
dongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた-かた-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

からなたふさまさみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level