東: east
東 higashi
east
JLPT N5Nature & weather
東 azuma
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
JLPT N1Other
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
Rice cultivation began first in northern Kyushu and gradually spread eastward.
From the lesson 縄文時代の終わりと弥生時代
From the lesson 稲作のはじまり
From the lesson 国づくりと少名毘古那
二人は、「どこに住めば、この国をよく治められるだろうか。東へ行こう」と話し合いました。
The two talked it over: “Where should we live to rule the land well? Let us go east.”
From the lesson 神武天皇の東征
From the lesson 神武天皇の東征