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西 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「襾」

道
9Elementary year 2 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「襾」
On
セイ・サイせい・さい · sei · sai
Kun
にしnishi
Meaning
west

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei西暦せいれき西部せいぶ北西ほくせい
Onサイさいsai西国さいごく東西とうざい
Kunにしnishi西にし西日にしび

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

More words with this kanji

  • 関西弁かんさいべん
  • 西瓜すいか
  • 陝西せんせい
  • 西京焼きさいきょうやき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

日(ひ)は 西(にし)に しずみます。

The sun sets in the west.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

関西西関barrie…要need才talent切to cut声voice星star細thin
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

Map of radical 襾Map of reading セイAll maps

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