Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: east
Kunyomi: ひがし
Onyomi: トウ
Composition: 木 日
Radical: 木
Reading: き
Meaning: tree
Strokes: 4
東京(とうきょう) Tokyo
東部(とうぶ) eastern part
東北(とうほく) Touhoku
東洋(とうよう) East Asia
東西南北(とうざいなんぼく) east, west, south and north
関東(かんとう) Kantou
中東(ちゅうとう) Middle East
東(ひがし) east
東欧 (トウオウ) Eastern Europe
東亜 (トウア) East Asia, the Orient
北北東 (ホクホクトウ) north-northeast, north-north-east
東北東 (トウホクトウ) east-northeast, ENE
東 (ひがし) east
東方 (とうほう) eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
犬が西向きゃ尾は東 (いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし) that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: east
Kunyomi: ひがし
Onyomi: トウ
Composition: 木 日
Radical: 木
Reading: き
Meaning: tree
Strokes: 4
東京(とうきょう) Tokyo
東部(とうぶ) eastern part
東北(とうほく) Touhoku
東洋(とうよう) East Asia
東西南北(とうざいなんぼく) east, west, south and north
関東(かんとう) Kantou
中東(ちゅうとう) Middle East
東(ひがし) east
東欧 (トウオウ) Eastern Europe
東亜 (トウア) East Asia, the Orient
北北東 (ホクホクトウ) north-northeast, north-north-east
東北東 (トウホクトウ) east-northeast, ENE
東 (ひがし) east
東方 (とうほう) eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
犬が西向きゃ尾は東 (いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし) that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east