EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    the East; the Orient; (East) Asia

    see 西洋

    東洋の陶器に興味があります。
    I have an interest in oriental ceramics.
  2. Japan

    Dated termused in China

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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
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ocean, sea, foreign, Western style

On
ヨウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
763 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

なだひろひろしよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.19The Kanji Dictionary
3815.1Four corner code
355deroo
6d0bUnicode hex code
1-45-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2550Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3130New Nelson (John Haig)
392New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
292Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
353Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
549Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
588Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
366A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
822Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
305Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17363Morohashi
404A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
289Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
289Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
526sakade
209Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
427henshall3
348Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
411crowley
917Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.4busy_people
1193Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
555Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yang2Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level