東（ひがし）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: east
Etymology
Loanword from Chinese “dōng”.
Example sentences
- 朝、太陽は東からのぼる。 — The sun rises in the east in the morning.
- だんだん東の空が明るくなってきた。 — The eastern sky gradually grew brighter.
Idioms & proverbs containing “東”
- 光は東から (ひかりはひがしから) — the light comes from the East; the light rises from the East; ex oriente lux
- 東男に京女 (あずまおとこにきょうおんな) — the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
- 東は東西は西 (ひがしはひがしにしはにし) — East is East, and West is West
- 古今東西 (ここんとうざい) — all times and places; all ages and countries
- 東西南北 (とうざいなんぼく) — east, west, south and north
- 東奔西走 (とうほんせいそう) — busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “東” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)