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：2026/01/08
西
Hiragana
にし
Noun
Japanese Meaning
西 / 西部
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひがしのはんたいのほうこう。くにやまちのにしがわをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
西方；西面 / 西部地区 / 西方国家；西洋
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
西方；西邊 / 西方世界；西洋
Korean Meaning
서쪽 / 서양
Indonesian
arah barat / bagian barat / Barat (negara-negara atau budaya Barat)
Vietnamese Meaning
phía tây / phương Tây
Tagalog Meaning
kanluran / ang Kanluran; mga bansa sa Kanluran
Sense（1）
(sumo) lower-ranked wrestlers listed on the left side of a banzuke
Sense（2）
the West
Sense（3）
wind blowing from the west
Sense（4）
a capitalist state (originally western Europe, as opposed to Eastern Bloc countries)
Sense（5）
west (one of the four cardinal directions)
Sense（6）
the left side of the stage in the Edo-style
Sense（7）
the right side of the stage in Kyoto and Osaka styles
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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The school is in the west.
See correct answer
学校は西にあります。
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