西

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

west, Spain

Kun'yomi
  • west
On'yomi
  • Spain
  • サイ
Nanori
  • いり
  • ひし
  • むら

Main Radical

西(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

にし 65.0%
サイ 19.1%
セイ 15.6%
0.2%

Character Breakdown

west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

east and west ②Orient and Occident ③ladies and gentlemen!
Common Era ②Western (Gregorian) calendar
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) ②Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
west entrance
westering sun
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References

Unicode hex code 897F
JIS X 0208 1-32-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4273
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5514
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3520
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 72
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 169
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.20
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1638
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1616
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a6.20
Four corner code 1060.0
De Roo Code 3275