noun, takes genitive case の

  1. eastern direction.
  2. the Orient.

noun

Martial arts term.
  1. eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
東方 とうほう
東方 ひがしかた
ひがし
がた
東方 ひがしがた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

east
トウ ひがし しの (2nd, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)