Entry
  1. Noun

    western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki)

  2. western nations (esp. India or Europe)

  3. thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)

    see 西国三十三所

  4. pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

    see 西国巡礼

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Characters in this word

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west, Spain

Kun
にし
On
セイサイ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
259 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

いりひしむら

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-1SKIP code
0a6.20The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0Four corner code
3275deroo
897fUnicode hex code
1-32-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4273Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5514New Nelson (John Haig)
3520New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4333Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2951Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1602Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1728Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
167A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
336Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
28Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34763Morohashi
152A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
72Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96sakade
83Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
169henshall3
128Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198crowley
40Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1638Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1616Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
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country

Kun
くに
On
コク
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
3 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

くな

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3s5.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.3Four corner code
3172deroo
56fdUnicode hex code
1-25-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1037Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
950New Nelson (John Haig)
3087New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3831Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1964Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2659Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
581Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
624Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
8A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
745Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
111Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4752Morohashi
123A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
40Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
40Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
79sakade
36Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
136henshall3
158Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
4crowley
151Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
344Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
588Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guo2Pinyin reading
gugKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level