This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: トウ、ひがし
Romaji: tou, higashi
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: あい、あがり、あずま、あづま、こ、さき、しの、とお、はる、ひが、もと
Romaji: ai, agari, azuma, azuma, ko, saki, shino, too, haru, higa, moto
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Romaji

Meaning

east

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  37
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  4-8-3
Korean Reading:  dong
Chinese Reading:  dong1
Unicode:  6771
JIS:  456C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3568
Nelson Index: 213
New Nelson Index: 2596
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a8.9
Four Corner Index: 5090.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 184
Gakken Index: 11
Japanese Names Index: 771
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14499
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0172
Remembering the kanji Index: 504
Busy People Index: 2.10
Kanji Way Index: 108
Kanji Flashcards Index: 63
Kodansha Compact Index: 1053
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 201
Kanji in Context Index: 39
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2221
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2987
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 516
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 543
Essential Kanji Index: 27
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4385
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1564
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 121
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 164

Words

(あずま、あづま)
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces; east; six-stringed Japanese zither; my spouse
東京 (とうきょう)
Tokyo
東北 (とうほく、ひがしきた)
north-east; Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)
東部 (とうぶ)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
東西 (とうざい、ひがしにし)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up
(ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし)
east
関東 (かんとう)
Kanto (eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo)
東海 (とうかい)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (controversial name for the Sea of Japan proposed by Korea)
北東 (ほくとう、きたひがし)
northeast
東洋 (とうよう)
Orient
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