ひがし
Meanings
Noun
1. east
Kanji used
east
Pitch accent
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がし
Top 1800
Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
east side; east bank
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
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
East Indies; East India
going from west to east
eastern hemisphere; the Orient
East Indies; East India
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
going from west to east
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
Eastern Jerusalem
eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris); Australian grass owl
eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus); Antillian beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale; European beaked whale
Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus); Antillian beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale; European beaked whale
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Higashikagawa City (Kagawa)
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.