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東
Hiragana
あずま / ひがし
Proper noun
empty-gloss
historical
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
東は、方角の一つで、日の出る方向を指す。また、場所や地域名、姓や名などの固有名としても用いられる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
えどのじだいのあそびばや、しばいのばしょのなまえ。ままた、きょうとのひがしほんがんじのこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（戏剧）江户时代的“东”剧场（名）。 / （历史）江户城东侧的红灯区，今东京都江东区深川一带。 / （佛教）“东本愿寺”的简称，京都的佛寺。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（歷史）江戶城以東的遊廓名，今東京都江東區深川一帶 / （佛教）東本願寺的略稱，京都的淨土真宗寺院
Korean Meaning
(연극) 에도(동쪽) 계통을 가리키는 말 / (역사) 에도성 동쪽, 현 도쿄 고토구 후카가와의 유곽 지구 / (불교) 동본원사의 약칭
Indonesian
nama teater “Higashi” / distrik lokalisasi di Edo, di timur Kastil Edo (kini di Fukagawa, Distrik Kōtō) / singkatan dari Higashi Hongan-ji, kuil Buddha di Kyoto
Vietnamese Meaning
(sân khấu; lịch sử) khu lầu xanh ở Edo nằm phía đông Lâu đài Edo (nay thuộc Fukagawa, quận Kōtō). / (Phật giáo) viết tắt của Đông Bản Nguyện Tự (Higashi Hongan-ji), chùa ở Kyoto.
Tagalog Meaning
(teatro, kas.) makasaysayang distritong prostitusyon sa Edo, nasa silangan ng Kastilyo ng Edo (Fukagawa, Kōtō) / (Budismo) pinaikling tawag sa Higashi Hongan-ji, templong Budista sa Kyoto
Sense（1）
(theater); (historical) a red-light district in Edo located east of Edo Castle (today in Fukagawa, Kōtō Ward)
Sense（2）
(Buddhism) Short for 東本願寺 (Higashi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
Sense（3）
a placename, especially the name of a ward in various cities throughout Japan
Sense（4）
a surname
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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(theater); (historical) a red-light district in Edo located east of Edo Castle (today in Fukagawa, Kōtō Ward) / (Buddhism) Short for 東本願寺 (Higashi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
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東
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We went to see a movie at Toho Cinemas.
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私たちは東劇で映画を見に行きました。
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