Search Kanji for 東西南北

north

Radical:

Parts:匕爿

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Meanings

north

ホクhoku
きたkita
Popularity rank: 153 Pinyin: běi Korean: bug, bae Hán-Việt: bắc
Stroke counts: 5 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 4 Skip code: 1-3-2

Example Words

以北[ihoku] north of
華北[kahoku] North China
極北[kyokuhoku] extreme north
真北[makita] due north
正北[seihoku] due north
西北[seihoku] north-west
西北西[seihokusei] west-northwest
東西南北[touzainanboku] east, west, south and north
東北[touhoku] north-east
東北人[touhokujin] Northeastener

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south

Radical:

Parts:干十并冂

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Meanings

south

ナンnan · na
みなみminami
Popularity rank: 341 Pinyin: nán, nā Korean: nam Hán-Việt: nam
Stroke counts: 9 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 4 Skip code: 3-4-5

Example Words

南京[nankin] Nanking
越南[betonamu] Vietnam
以南[inan] south of
華南[kanan] South China
指南[shinan] instruction
真南[maminami] due south
正南[seinan] due south
西南[seinan] south-west
西南西[seinansei] west-southwest
中南米[chuunanbei] Central and South America

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east

Radical:

Parts:|一日木田

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Meanings

east

トウ
ひがしhigashi
Popularity rank: 37 Pinyin: dōng Korean: dong Hán-Việt: đông
Stroke counts: 8 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 4 Skip code: 4-8-3

Example Words

以東[itou] ... and eastward
関東[kantou] Kantou (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)
関東弁[kantouben] Kantou dialect
極東[kyokutou] Far East
近東[kintou] Near East
古今東西[kokontouzai] all times and places
広東[kanton] Guangdong (China)
広東語[kantongo] Cantonese
至東京[itarutoukyou] leading to Tokyo
真東[mahigashi] due east

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西

west

Radical:西

Parts:西

Dictionary: 西

Meanings

west; Spain

セイsei · サイsai · su
にしnishi
Popularity rank: 259 Pinyin: Korean: seo Hán-Việt: tây, tê
Stroke counts: 6 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 4 Skip code: 4-6-1

Example Words

西貢[saigon] Saigon
瑞西[suisu] Switzerland
西藏[seizou] Tibet
新西蘭[nyuujiirando] New Zealand
伯剌西爾[burajiru] Brazil
墨西哥[mekishiko] Mexico
以西[isei] ... and westward
関西[kansai] Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)
関西辯[kansaiben] Kansai dialect
古今東西[kokontouzai] all times and places

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