Kanji東
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Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
eastern; east; Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
Asian person; Oriental
all times and places; all ages and countries
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
east, west, south and north
eastern gate
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
crown prince
east wind; spring wind
Eastern Europe
east end; eastern tip
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
eastern coast; east bank
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
northeastern part; the northeast
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
East Asia; the Orient
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
southeastern part; the southeast
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)
east longitude
proceeding east
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
the eastern sky
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
north-northeast; north-north-east
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
Tokyo Skytree (broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo)
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
going to Tokyo; going east
whole district of Kanto
south-southeast; south-south-east
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
east-northeast; ENE
Tokyu Hands (Japanese department store chain)
Near and Middle East
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
east-southeast; ESE
Oriental country; the Orient
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
easternmost
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
Arab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Tokyo and Nagoya
Toshiba Corporation; Tōshiba
Tonghak (19th century Korean religious movement)
Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
Cold War (between the East and the West)
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
Shandong Province (China)
Kantō native; person from Kantō
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Oriental medicine; Eastern medicine
Toyo Keizai Shinpo (former financial newspaper)
east wall; east face (of a mountain)
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Eastern European countries
Mao Zedong thought; Maoist thought; Maoism
flowing east (e.g. of a river)
eastern foot (of a mountain)
eastward advance
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange
University of Tokyo (abbr)
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, stewed in soy-flavored dashi
the eastern half
going east; heading eastward
Dongpo pork; Chinese pan-fried red-cooked pork squares
Eastern philosophy; Asian philosophy
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
Asian history; Oriental history
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
sailing east; eastbound
Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War
returning to the East
Oriental studies; Orientalism
Eastern China
Yom Kippur War; fourth Arab-Israeli war (October 6-25, 1973)
facing the east; east face; east side; the east
eastern suburbs
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (until 2024); TIT
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
Tonghak Rebellion (of Korea; 1894)
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
Emperor Jimmu's eastern expedition (starting in Hyuga in 607 BCE, ending with the unification of Yamato)
Eastern Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Later Han dynasty
Middle Easterner (person)
International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE; Tokyo Trials
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
Eastern Time (US time zone)
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
Eastern Zhou dynasty (of China; 771-256 BCE); Eastern Chou dynasty
East European Revolution (of 1989); fall of Communism
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
moving (the capital) east
Eastern Jin dynasty (of China; 317-420 CE); Eastern Chin dynasty
eastern edge; east margin
Tokyo Big Six Universities (esp. the baseball federation)
Tōkyō Yūshun (annual horse race in Fuchū); Japan Derby; Japanese Derby
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
Tokyo area (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba); Tokyo region
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
returning to an eastern place (esp. from Kyoto to Tokyo)
Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.; TBS
esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Shingon sect
Tokyo Game Show (video game expo)
University of East Asia
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
along the east coast; along the eastern seashore
barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)
Tōhoku University (abbr)
Mao Zedong (1893.12.26-1976.9.9); Mao Tse-tung
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
Far Eastern State University
Southeast University; SEU
Kantō patrol inspector; Kantō regional inspector; law-enforcement post established by the Edo shogunate, tasked with policing the Kantō region
Central and Eastern Europe
Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
The Dong-a Ilbo (Korean newspaper)
Association of Southeast Asia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations; ASEAN
Toyo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
Crown Prince's Palace
eastern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
government of Tokyo Metropolis
East Germany (1949-1990)
Tōhou; Toho (film studio)
Asian Russia
Oriental (zoogeographical region)
the pacific side of Japan; eastern sea; of or about Japan
Oriental orchid; orchid of Oriental origin
Toyoko Line (between Tokyo and Yokohama)
Little Tokyo; Japantown
Asian quarters (esp. in Brazil); Asian district
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
Japan Association for Middle East Studies
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Eastern Standard Time (US)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (abbr); TIT
Toko Electric Corporation
Nittobest Corporation
Shandong University; SDU
Tōhoku University Research Institute of Electrical Communication; RIEC
Shandong University of Technology; SDUT
Tokyo University of Information Sciences
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; TUFS
Daito Bunka University, Tokai University, Asia University, Teikyo University and Kokushikan University (or Kokugakuin University) (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi (became Sanyo-Onoda City University in 2016)
Daito Woolen Spinning & Weaving Company, Limited
Northeast Agricultural University; NEAU
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
East Asia Friendship Enterprises Association (largely ethnic-Korean yakuza group based in Tokyo)
Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
Nitto Denko Corporation
(baseball) game between Waseda and Tokyo universities
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Koeki University; Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
medieval German eastward expansion; Ostsiedlung
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Nihon University, Toyo University, Komazawa University and Senshu University (group of similarly ranked private universities in Tokyo)
Toho Mutual Life Insurance Company
Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering; NEIEP
Toshoku (Japanese trading company)
Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Todentsu Corporation
Kyokutō-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Educational Research and In-Service Training
Far East Command; FEC; United States military headquarters in the western Pacific after World War II
Tonen Chemical Corporation
Hokkaido-Tōhoku Development Finance Public Corporation
Tokyu Tōrist Corporation
Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO)
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; SEATO
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
Protectorate General to Pacify the East (Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE)
Kantō area; Kantō region
easterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)
East Sea (Korean name for the Sea of Japan)
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.; Tokyo Denryoku; TEPCO
polar easterlies; polar Hadley cells
Towa Meccs Corporation
Imperial Household Agency employee assigned to the household of the Crown Prince
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japanese pro baseball team)
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
Topre Corporation
TOLI Corporation (interior goods manufacturer)
toilet in a Zen monastery
Tōhoku Semiconductor Corporation
International Tokyo Toy Show
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Japanese pro baseball team)
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
Toga (Japanese etymological text by Arai Hakuseki, 1719)
Toyo Engineering Corporation
Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha, Limited
Toshiba Chemical Corporation
toilet in a Zen temple
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550)
taking pride in something mundane, thinking it is exceptional; (lit.) Liaodong boar
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
Daito flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis)
eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus); common mole
eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)
Asian particolored bat (Vespertilio sinensis)
Tōmi City (Nagano)
Tōon City (Ehime)