漢字道KANJIDO

西 6 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 26 strokesRadical
On
セイ・サイ
Kun
にし
Meaning
west

Origin

ORIGIN

Birds return to the nest at dusk — where the sun sets: west.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セイ西暦・西部・北西
サイ西国・東西
にし西・西日

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 西がわにしがわ

    west side

  • 関西かんさい

    Kansai

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

日は 西に しずみます。

The sun sets in the west.

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