ヒガシ
Meanings
Noun
1. east
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (45 in total)
eastern direction; the Orient
eastern direction; the Orient
east side; east bank
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West
northeast
north-east
eastern mountains; mountains to the east
eastern gate
east wind; spring wind
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
due east
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
facing east
constantly eastward
East Indies; East India
going from west to east
Eastern Roman Empire
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
East Timor; Timor-Leste
the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux
eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris); Australian grass owl
Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus); Antillian beaked whale; Gulf Stream beaked whale; European beaked whale
East is East, and West is West
Eastern Jerusalem
eastern annex; east building
east wing (of a building); east building
Higashi-Nippon Bank, Limited
Higashi Nippon International University
Higashi Special Needs School (older name style)
Examples (19 in total)
The wind is blowing from the east.
The moon rises in the east.
What direction is east?