EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures)

    ジョンは関東地区、そして太郎は関西地区を担当している。
    John covers the Kanto area and Taro covers the Kansai area.
  2. Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)

    Historical term

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning

Kun
せき-ぜきかか.わるからくりかんぬき
On
カン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
70 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-6SKIP code
8e6.7The Kanji Dictionary
7743.0Four corner code
3863deroo
95a2Unicode hex code
1-20-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4958Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6402New Nelson (John Haig)
3328New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4129Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2842Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2017Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2173Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
104A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2245Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
289Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41297Morohashi
444A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
398Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
365sakade
982Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
467henshall3
614Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
84crowley
446Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.7busy_people
1844Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2036Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guan1Pinyin reading
gwan, wanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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