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東
Hiragana
ひんがし / ひむがし
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
方角の一つで、日が昇る方向。東方。 / ある基準地点から見て、東の方向にある地域・国。 / （比喩的に）アジアや極東地域。 / 中国を中心とした東アジア文化圏を指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひがし。あさ、たいようがのぼるほう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
东方 / 东边 / 东部地区
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
東方 / 東面 / 東邊
Korean Meaning
동쪽 / 동방
Indonesian
timur (arkais) / arah timur (arkais)
Vietnamese Meaning
phía đông / phương đông
Tagalog Meaning
silangan / dakong silangan
Sense（1）
(obsolete) the east
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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Ancient people believed that the east was the most sacred direction.
Ancient people believed that the east was the most sacred direction.
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古代の人々は、東が最も神聖な方向であると信じていました。
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