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東
Hiragana
ひがし / あずま
Noun
historical
regional
Japanese Meaning
東（方位） / 東洋 / 東風（東から吹く風） / （相撲の）番付の右側に載る上位力士 / 東側諸国
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひがし。ひがしのほうこうやひがしからふくかぜやひがしのくにのこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
东方（方位） / 东方（指东方世界） / 东风（自东方吹来的风）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
東方；東邊（方位） / 東方世界；東方陣營國家 / 東風（自東吹來的風）；（相撲）排名表右側（東側）的上位力士
Korean Meaning
동쪽 / 동양 / (씨름·스모) 동방(서열표 오른쪽의 상위 선수)
Indonesian
timur (arah mata angin) / Timur (Orient; kawasan dunia timur) / angin timuran (angin dari timur)
Vietnamese Meaning
hướng Đông / phương Đông / gió Đông
Tagalog Meaning
silangan (direksiyon) / ang Silangan; mga bansang Silanganin / hanging mula sa silangan
Sense（1）
the east (compass point)
Sense（2）
the Orient
Sense（3）
an easterly (wind blowing from the east)
Sense（4）
(sumo) higher-ranked wrestlers listed on the right of a banzuke
Sense（5）
an Eastern Bloc country
Sense（6）
(regional, historical) Kamakura and/or Edo, as opposed to Kyoto and Osaka
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
the east (compass point) / the Orient / an easterly (wind blowing from the east) / (sumo) higher-ranked wrestlers listed on the right of a banzuke / an Eastern Bloc country
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