西

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. east and west.
  2. Orient and Occident, East and West.

interjection

Abbreviation.
  1. ladies and gentlemen!, your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
西
東西 とうざい
ひがし
にし
西
東西 ひがしにし

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)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)