ひがし

East (direction)

N5noun·higashi

How to remember it

The sun (日) rises over a tree (木) in the east — picture the dawn behind it.

Example sentences

  • 太陽は東から昇ります。

    たいようはひがしからのぼります。

    The sun rises in the east.

  • 駅の東口を出てください。

    えきのひがしぐちをでてください。

    Please exit through the station's east gate.

Usage

Noun naming the east direction; common in compounds like 東口 (east exit).

Related words

西方角

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