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

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

Used in kanji (9 in total)
practice
frozen
temper
main pillar
Used in vocabulary (597 in total)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
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.
When did you come back from Tokyo?
Do you come from Tokyo?
Have you ever been to Tokyo?
You live in Tokyo, don't you?
It is far from here to Tokyo.
This is the best Indian restaurant anywhere in Tokyo.
But now I live in Tokyo.
Why did you go to Tokyo?
I'm working in Tokyo now.
Now I'm living in Tokyo.
At night we can see more stars than in Tokyo.
At night we can see more stars there than in Tokyo.
When he arrives in Tokyo, I'll call you right away.
He has a brother who lives in Tokyo.
He's always been living in Tokyo.
He is living in Tokyo.
He is to go to Tokyo on business.
He came to Tokyo in search of employment.
He went to Tokyo for the purpose of getting a new job.
He will go to Tokyo tomorrow, won't he?
He came from Tokyo yesterday.
He went to Tokyo yesterday.
He is in Tokyo.
He likes to live in Tokyo.
He lives in Tokyo.
He keeps a store in Tokyo.
They had lived there until they came to Tokyo.
She went to Tokyo for the purpose of getting a new job.
She's leaving for Tokyo tomorrow.
She came to Tokyo when she was 18.
Her sons have gone to Tokyo.
No city in Japan is as large as Tokyo.
Are you going to go to Tokyo tomorrow?
I am going to go to Tokyo tomorrow.
He arrived in Tokyo yesterday.
We will reach Tokyo before dark.
She called from Tokyo.
Have you got used to living in Tokyo?
Tell me what you did in Tokyo.
While staying in Tokyo, I came to know her.
It has been as many as ten years since I started to live in Tokyo.
I live in Tokyo.
On arriving in Tokyo, I wrote her a letter.
When I went to Tokyo, I met him.
Tokyo is a very big city.
It is said that Tokyo is a very safe city.
Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world.
Tokyo is a very expensive place to live.
Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.
Tokyo is in Japan.
Tokyo is larger than any other city in Japan.
Tokyo was really wonderful.
Please get in touch with me when you come to Tokyo.
What are you going to Tokyo for?
It's been five years since I came to Tokyo.
My father lives and works in Tokyo.
The girl that I know very well has already left for Tokyo.
The girl I spoke to you about lives in Tokyo.
It took me five hours to drive from here to Tokyo.
We have been to Tokyo many times.
I have a friend who lives in Tokyo.
My brother lives in Tokyo.
My father does not go to Tokyo today.
I went to Tokyo to buy this book.
I am in Tokyo today.
I was in Tokyo yesterday.
I arrived in Tokyo yesterday.
I was born in Tokyo.
I want to go to Tokyo.
I go to Tokyo every day.
I was born in Tokyo in 1968.
Her husband is now living in Tokyo.
I can't afford to rent a house like this in Tokyo.
No other city in Japan is as large as Tokyo.
The girl talked to her parents about her college life in Tokyo.
My brother goes to college in Tokyo.
He has been in Tokyo for a year.
Is there any chance of your coming to Tokyo again this year?
The conference is to be held in Tokyo.
I have plans to go to Tokyo tomorrow.
Tokyo Station is the third stop.
He leaves for Tokyo tomorrow.
He set out for Tokyo.
She seems to have left for Tokyo yesterday.
The wind is blowing from the east.
The wind is blowing east.
It's really hot in Tokyo during the summer.
It happened that I met her in Tokyo.
I happened to meet an old friend at Tokyo Station.
He came to Tokyo five years ago, that is to say, when he was twelve years old.
Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.
He comes to Tokyo once a year.
He set out for Tokyo this morning.
He sometimes goes to Tokyo on business.
He is proud of having graduated from Tokyo University.
I hear he is a Tokyo University professor.
It was in Tokyo that I first met her father.
I don't believe the child came to Tokyo alone.
I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
What's the most convenient way to get to Tokyo Station?
For the holidays, I'm going to Tokyo for a week.
Having lived in Tokyo, I know the city well.
We have lived in Tokyo for six years.
There is a lake on the east of the village.
We have many friends to visit in Tokyo.
The moon rises in the east.
He visited me every time he came up to Tokyo.
I took a trip to Tokyo.
It is ten years since I came to Tokyo.
It is half a year since he went to Tokyo.
How long have you been living in Tokyo?
I'm sure that he went to Tokyo.
Tokyo is the least attractive town to me.
You have to accustom yourself to the crowded trains in Tokyo.
This is a bus which goes to Tokyo.
Do you plan to go to Tokyo by bus?
Where can I catch the bus to the Tokyo station?
I have a few friends in Tokyo.
I live at Akasaka in Tokyo.
I'm from Tokyo, Japan.
I'm from Tokyo.
I met him at Tokyo Station.
I met her at Tokyo Station.
Since when have you lived in Tokyo?
It has been two months since my arrival in Tokyo.
The sun and the moon rise in the east and set in the west.
The sun always rises in the east.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
His train arrived at Tokyo Station.
She came to Tokyo with a view to getting a new job.
He left Tokyo for Kyoto.
How do I get to your office from Tokyo Station?
My sister will go to Tokyo next year.
How long will you stay in Tokyo?
I am staying with my uncle in Tokyo.
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
The plane flew east.
Taro stayed in Tokyo for three days.
How far is it from here to Tokyo?
How long did it take you to drive from here to Tokyo?
The conference will take place in Tokyo.
It is 5 miles from here to Tokyo.
"Why are you going to Japan?" "To attend a conference in Tokyo."
I came to Tokyo to attend a conference.
What is the weather in Tokyo now?
How long does it take from here to Tokyo Station by car?
He went to the Tokyo station by taxi.
I was in a taxi driving east along the street.
There was a violent earthquake in Tokyo.
How large is the population of Tokyo?
Tokyo has a larger population than any other city in Japan.
I'll be in Tokyo on business next week.
The conference is to be held in Tokyo the day after tomorrow.
He moved to Tokyo.
It's said that they will soon be leaving Tokyo.
This train runs between Tokyo and Osaka.
This road connects Tokyo with Osaka.
The town where he was brought up lies east of Osaka.
He chose to live in Tokyo instead of Osaka.
He started from Tokyo for Osaka by car.
He went from Tokyo to Osaka by plane.
I'll leave Osaka for Tokyo tomorrow.
We lived in Osaka for ten years before we came to Tokyo.
The population of Tokyo is larger than that of Osaka.
I heard that the distance between Tokyo and Osaka is about 10 km.
We'll leave Tokyo for Osaka next week.
I was born in Osaka, but I was brought up in Tokyo.
You can travel from Osaka to Tokyo in an hour by plane.
No city in Europe is as populous as Tokyo.
The city lies east of London.
The population of Tokyo is greater than that of London.
London is small compared to Tokyo.
When did your sister leave Tokyo for London?
Compared to Tokyo, London is small.
Ask him whether they still live in Tokyo.
He often goes to Tokyo.
If you face north, the east is on your right.
I'll leave Tokyo for Osaka tonight.
I'll leave Tokyo tonight.
The teacher was quite candid about my chances of entering Tokyo University.
The temperature here is higher than that of Tokyo.
It happened two days after he got back to Tokyo.
I always drop in at her house when I go to Tokyo.
I stopped off at Osaka on my way to Tokyo.
He started from Tokyo to Paris.
It took us two hours to get to Tokyo.
Today, Tokyo will get very cold.
Do you live in Tokyo?
I am going to spend the weekend in Tokyo.
My aunt is coming to Tokyo tomorrow.
A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, that is to say Tokyo.
Japan is to the east of China.
She is from Hokkaido, but is now living in Tokyo.
I sometimes go to Tokyo on business.
Our office is on the 10th floor of the Tokyo building.
The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.