東

The cardinal direction east.

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1 Noun

The East

Refers to the cardinal direction where the sun rises or a region situated in that direction.

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太陽は東から昇ります。

The sun rises from the east.

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2 Prefix

East

Attaches to the beginning of Sino-Japanese compound words to classify something as eastern or related to the Orient.

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東

ひがし, とう

The cardinal direction east.

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