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Keyword
east
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig543
Readings
とう
(45%)
Composed of
木
tree
日
sun
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a rising sun behind a tree, representing east.

Used in kanji (9 in total)
練
practice
凍
frozen
錬
temper
棟
main pillar
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Used in vocabulary (597 in total)
east
Tokyo
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
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Examples (200 in total)
What direction is east?
There was an old castle to the east of the town.
I have lived in Tokyo since 1985.
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