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東

東: east

east
8 strokesElementary · Grade 2 (9級)in 44 words here

Readings

On
トウ
Kun
ひがし

Alone it is ひがし. とう in compounds: 東京(とうきょう), 東北(とうほく), 関東(かんとう).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Key words

東ひがしeast
東京とうきょうTokyo
東北とうほくTohoku; northeast
東洋とうようthe East; Orient
関東かんとうKanto region

Example sentences

In the morning the sun rises from the east.

Next month I'm going to Tokyo with my father.

In the Tohoku region it snows a lot in winter.

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