Last Updated
：2026/01/03
東
Hiragana
ひがし / あずま
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
方角の一つで、太陽が昇る方向。東方。 / 日本の地名や姓に用いられる漢字。 / 世界や国の東側の地域、東洋や東日本などを指す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひとのみょうじのひとつ。おもにひがしとよむ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本姓氏 / 姓氏“东”
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本的姓氏
Korean Meaning
일본의 성씨
Vietnamese Meaning
họ (tiếng Nhật) “Higashi/Azuma” / một họ tiếng Nhật nghĩa là “phía Đông”
Tagalog Meaning
apelyido sa Hapon / apelyidong "Azuma" o "Higashi"
Sense（1）
a surname
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
See correct answer
Mr. Higashi is my best friend.
See correct answer
東さんは私の親友です。
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