ひがし
Meanings
Noun
1. east
Pitch accent
がし
がし
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
① 東の方角。
due east
① 東の方角。
East Indies; East India
① 東の方を向いていること。
① 東の方角。② ソ連を中心にその同盟国で構成する共産主義、社会主義陣営。
① 東と西。② 東と西との間。東と西の方向。③ 東洋と西洋。④ 世間。世相。事柄。⑤ 方位。方角。⑥ あちこち。
northeast
① 北と東の中間の方位。
① 南東。南と東の中間の方位。② 南東に位置する地方。
① 東から吹いてくる風。
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
① 日本列島の東部地域。大きく以下の二義がある。
① 日本列島の東部地域。大きく以下の二義がある。
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.