Kanji東
Readingひがし
Frequency23%
Used in (62 in total)
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
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
east wind; spring wind
east entrance; east exit
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
constantly eastward
going from west to east
East Indies; East India
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
eastern hemisphere; the Orient
East Asian (person)
eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
that goes without saying; water is wet; (lit.) when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
not knowing one's way around; being unfamiliar with an area; (lit.) not knowing west from east; not knowing what to do; being clueless
East Timor; Timor-Leste
the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Higashi Special Needs School (older name style)
Eastern Jerusalem
eastern annex; east building
east wing (of a building); east building
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
Higashikagawa City (Kagawa)
Higashiyama Station (Hokkaido)
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Higashino Station
Kawahigashi Station