漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 28 strokesRadical
On
トウ
Kun
ひがし
Meaning
east

Origin

ORIGIN

The sun (日) rising through the trees (木) — the east.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ東西・東国・以東
ひがし東・東側

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 東京とうきょう

    Tokyo

  • 東がわひがしがわ

    east side

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

日は 東から のぼります。

The sun rises in the east.

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