Kanji 東

音読おんよみ: トウ

訓読くんよみ: ひがし・あずま

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: き(木)

Meaning

East

  • ひがし — east
  • 東口ひがしぐち — east exit
  • 東京とうきょう — Tokyo Voice Japan
  • 関東かんとう — Kantō region
  • 東西とうざい — east and west
  • 東北とうほく — Tōhoku region

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The character 東 depicts a bag tied at the top and bottom, representing the rising sun coming through. It symbolizes the east — the direction of sunrise and new beginnings.

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