Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 東方(とうほう) in Japanese

東方
Kana Reading
とうほう, ひがしかた, ひがしがた
Romaji
tōhō, higashikata, higashigata
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    eastern direction
    Example sentence
    日本は中国の東方にある。 Japan is to the east of China.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    the Orient

Examples of 東方, とうほう, ひがしかた, ひがしがた in a sentence

Kanji in this word

方 JLPT 4

4 strokes

direction, person, alternative

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: かた, -かた, -がた

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東 JLPT 5

8 strokes

east

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ひがし

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