noun

  1. the pacific side of Japan, eastern sea.
  2. of or about Japan.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
東瀛 とうえい

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)
ocean, swamp
エイ うみ (Kentei 1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to win, to have surplus, surname
エイ
to become decrepit, to become senile
ボウ モウ おいぼ.れる
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
to fly rapidly
シン とぶ