ひがし
Meanings
Noun
1. east
Pitch accent
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がし
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
due east
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
East Indies; East India
facing east
east side; east bank
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West
northeast
north-east
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
east wind; spring wind
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
constantly eastward
going from west to east
Eastern Roman Empire
eastern hemisphere; the Orient
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
East Timor; Timor-Leste
the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux
East is East, and West is West
eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris); Australian grass owl
Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus); Antillian beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale; European beaked whale
Eastern Jerusalem
Higashikagawa City (Kagawa)
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Higashino Station
Kawahigashi Station
Examples (18 in total)
The moon rises in the east.
What direction is east?
The plane flew east.