西(にし), にし

nishi

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • west

西洋(せいよう), せいよう

seiyō

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • the west; Western countries

関西(かんさい), かんさい, かんせい

kansai, kansei

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)

東西(とうざい), とうざい

tōzai

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • east and west
  • Orient and Occident; East and West
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

西暦(せいれき), せいれき

seireki

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Christian Era; CE; anno domini; AD

西日(にしび), にしび

nishibi

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • westering sun; setting sun

仏蘭西(ふらんす), 佛(ほとけ), ふらんす, フランス

furansu, furansu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • France

墨(ぼく), めきしこ, メキシコ

mekishiko, mekishiko

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • Mexico

西側(にしがわ), にしがわ

nishigawa

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • west side; west bank

西(にし), すぺいん, スペイン

supein, supein

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • Spain

伯(はく), ブラジル

burajiru

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Brazil

瑞(みず), すいす, スイス

suisu, suisu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Switzerland
noun or verb acting prenominally
  • Swiss

西部(せいぶ), せいぶ

seibu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • western part; the west (of a region); the West (i.e. of the US)

西欧(せいおう), せいおう

seiō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • Western Europe

西日本(にしにほん), にしにほん, にしにっぽん

nishinihon, nishinippon

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • western Japan

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