Meaning of 東 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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東, 吾妻, 吾嬬JLPT 1
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Kana Readingあずま, あづま
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Romajiazuma, azuma
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- east
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- Parts of speech
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- eastern Japan
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- six-stringed Japanese zither
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- Parts of speech
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- my spouse
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Example Sentences
東, 吾妻, 吾嬬, あずま, あづま used in context
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The museum's eastern gallery was closed for cleaning.
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ＵＦＯは飛行機とは到底思えないジグザグの動きで、東の山に飛んでいった。
The UFO, with a zigzag movement you couldn't think of as being a plane, flew off into the mountains in the east.
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Nagoya is to the east of Kyoto.
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If you face north, the east is on your right.
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The wind is blowing from the east.
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風が東に吹いています。
The wind is blowing east.
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