8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5
east
Kun'yomi
ひ が し east
On'yomi
トウ
Nanori
あい あがり あ ず ま eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara) ②east ③wagon ④my spouse あ づ ま 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
Character Breakdown
Common Words
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures) ②Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
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 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 4385 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 2221 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2987 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 504 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 543 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 11 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 771 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 27 |
| 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 |