西にし
Meanings
Noun
1. west
Kanji used
west
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
west side; west bank
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
facing west
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
western hemisphere; the Occident
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
Western Sahara
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
twilight; western evening sky
long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
European roller (species of bird, Coracias garrulus)
Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola); common pratincole
western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
common house martin (species of songbird, Delichon urbica)
Nishibara Station
Nishiyama Station
Kawanishi Station
Nishifu Station
Examples (20 in total)
We're going west.
The ship is sailing to the west.
The sun sets in the west.