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N5 · 8 strokes · — · Irodori #45 · Starter L13

東

east

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Readings

On’yomi
トウ
Kun’yomi
ひがし

Example words

  • 東

    ひがし

    east

  • 東

    あずま

    eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces

  • 東

    とう

    eastern; east

  • 東

    トン

    east wind tile

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

The sun (日) rising behind a tree (木) — the east.

🧩Components

Remember "east" (東) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

東 (ひがし) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 東 (ひがし) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: ひがし — often used in native Japanese words (like 東). On'yomi: トウ — common in compound words (熟語).