| On-yomi | 東 | Kun-yomi |
| トウ | ひがし |
east
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| Strokes number : 8 | Skip Code : 4-8-3 |
| Kanji Frequency : 37 | Unicode : 6771 |
| Level : 2nd year | jis 208 Code : 37-76 |
| Noryokushiken : level 4 | Bushu : 75 木 |
Words with this Kanji
| Word | Reading | Translation |
| 東 | ひがし | east |
| 東京 | とうきょう | Tokyo (current capital of Japan) |
| 中東 | ちゅうとう | Middle East |
| 東海 | とうかい | region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan, eastern sea |
| 東北 | とうほく, ひがしきた | north-east, Northern most six prefectures of Honshu |
| 東欧 | とうおう | Eastern Europe |
| 東西 | とうざい | East and West, whole country, Orient and Occident, Your attention, please! |
| 東南 | とうなん, ひがしみなみ | south-east |
| 東芝 | とうしば | Toshiba (company) |
| 東洋 | とうよう | Orient |
Kanji Index in the Dictionaries
| Dictionary | Kanji Index |
| Classic Nelson | 213 |
| New Nelson | 2596 |
| Halpern | 3568 |
| Kanji Learners | 2221 |
| Heisig | 504 |
| Gakken | 11 |
| Japanese Names | 771 |
| Essential Kanji | 27 |
| Daikanwajiten | 14499 |
| Henshall | 184 |
| Kanji and Kana | 71 |
| Sakade | 121 |
| Henshall 3 | 201 |
| Tuttle Kanji cards | 164 |
| Crowley | 108 |
| Kanji in context | 39 |
| Busy people | 2 |
| Kodansha compact | 1053 |
