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：2026/01/08
西
Hiragana
にし / さい
Proper noun
abbreviation
alt-of
historical
Japanese Meaning
西：仏教で阿弥陀如来の浄土である「西方浄土」を指す固有名詞的用法。また、京都の浄土真宗本願寺派の本山「西本願寺」を略して指す場合がある。さらに、日本の姓の一つとしても用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぶっきょうであみださまのにしのしあわせなくにをさす。みょうじやきょうとのにしほんがんじをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（佛教）西方净土，阿弥陀佛的极乐世界 / 姓氏 / （佛教）西本愿寺的简称（京都的寺院）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（佛教）阿彌陀佛的西方淨土 / 姓氏 / （佛教）西本願寺的簡稱（京都的寺院）
Korean Meaning
(불교) 서방정토 / 성씨 / (불교) 서본원사의 약칭(교토의 사찰)
Indonesian
(Buddha) Tanah Suci Barat (Saihō Jōdo), surga Amitabha / Marga Jepang Nishi / (Buddha) singkatan Nishi Hongan-ji, kuil di Kyoto
Vietnamese Meaning
(Phật giáo) đồng nghĩa với Tây phương Tịnh độ: cõi Tây phương của Phật A-di-đà / họ Nishi (họ “Tây”) / (Phật giáo) viết tắt của Nishi Hongan-ji (Tây Bản Nguyện tự), chùa ở Kyoto
Tagalog Meaning
(Budismo) Kanlurang Paraiso ni Amitabha / apelyido / (Budismo) daglat ng Nishi Hongan-ji, templong Budista sa Kyoto
Sense（1）
(Buddhism) Synonym of 西方浄土 (Saihō Jōdo): the western paradise of Amitabha Buddha
Sense（2）
a surname
Sense（3）
(Buddhism) Short for 西本願寺 (Nishi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
Sense（4）
(historical) a red-light district in Edo-period Shinjuku (as it was located west of Edo Castle)
Sense（5）
a place name, especially the name of various wards in major cities throughout Japan
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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(Buddhism) Synonym of 西方浄土 (Saihō Jōdo): the western paradise of Amitabha Buddha / a surname / (Buddhism) Short for 西本願寺 (Nishi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
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西
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Nishi is my best friend.
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西さんは私の親友です。
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