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東
Hiragana
とう / あずま
Proper noun
abbreviation
alt-of
Japanese Meaning
「東」は、日本では方角を示す一般名詞として「ひがし」と読まれますが、固有名詞として用いられる場合、地域名や地名、人名などの一部として用いられ、「東日本」「関東地方」「東京」などを指し示す略称や一字表記として使われることがあります。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かんとうやとうごくやとうきょうをみじかくいったことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
关东地区的简称 / 东国的简称（相当于现代的关东与东海地区） / 东京的简称
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
關東（日本關東地方）的簡稱 / 東國（歷史行政區，約當今關東與東海）的簡稱 / 東京的簡稱
Korean Meaning
간토 지방의 준말 / 동국(일본의 간토·도카이 지역)의 준말 / 도쿄의 준말
Vietnamese Meaning
Viết tắt của Kantō: vùng Kantō của Nhật Bản. / Viết tắt của Tōgoku: Đông quốc, đơn vị hành chính lịch sử gồm Kantō và Tōkai. / Viết tắt của Tōkyō: thành phố Tokyo.
Tagalog Meaning
pinaikling tawag sa Kantō (rehiyong Kantō ng Japan) / pinaikling tawag sa Togoku (sinaunang dibisyong panadministratibo na sumasaklaw sa Kantō at Tokai) / pinaikling tawag sa Tokyo
Sense（1）
Short for 関東 (Kantō):: the Kantō region of Japan
Sense（2）
Short for 東国 (Tōgoku): a historical administrative division of Japan, corresponding to the modern Kantō and Tōkai regions
Sense（3）
Short for 東京 (Tōkyō): Tokyo
Sense（4）
a surname
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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Short for 関東 (Kantō):: the Kantō region of Japan / Short for 東国 (Tōgoku): a historical administrative division of Japan, corresponding to the modern Kantō and Tōkai regions / Short for 東京 (Tōkyō): Tokyo
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The Kantō region is rich in Japanese culture and history.
The Kantō region is rich in Japanese culture and history.
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東の地域は日本の文化と歴史が豊かです。
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