8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

east

Kun'yomi
  • east
On'yomi
  • トウ
Nanori
  • あい
  • あがり
  • eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara) ②east ③wagon ④my spouse
  • eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara) ②east ③wagon ④my spouse
  • こち
  • さき
  • しの
  • とお
  • はる
  • ひが
  • もと

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

トウ 75.1%
ひがし 23.8%
しの 0.8%
あずま 0.1%
あがり 0.1%
さき 0.0%

Character Breakdown

east
トウ ひがし しの (2nd, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

east and west ②Orient and Occident ③ladies and gentlemen!
Kantō ②Kantō
eastern direction ②the Orient ③eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
the East ②Japan
... and eastward
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 6771
JIS X 0208 1-37-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 213
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2596
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3568
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14499
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 184
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 71
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 71
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 121
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 63
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 201
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 164
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 108
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 39
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1053
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 516
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a8.9
Four corner code 5090.6
De Roo Code 1564