東あずまあずまJLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeaningsJump to a sense…1. eastern Japan; the East2. east; eastern direction3. wagon; six-stringed zither4. my spouse; my wife1nouneastern Japan; the EastarchaicArchaic term for eastern Japan, especially the Kamakura/Edo area as seen from Kyoto or Nara. Now mainly historical or poetic.昔むかし、都みやこの人ひと々びとは東あずまを遠とおい田舎いなかのように思おもっていた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerLong ago, people in the capital thought of the East as a distant countryside.2nouneast; eastern directionarchaicArchaic general word for 'east'. In modern Japanese, 東 is normally read ひがし.古ふるい歌うたに「東あずまの野のにかぎろひの立たつ見みえて」とある。Break this sentence down in the analyzerAn old poem says, 'In the eastern fields, the glow of dawn is seen rising.'3nounwagon; six-stringed zitherabbreviationAbbreviation of 東琴 (あずまごと), an ancient six-stringed Japanese zither. Historical term.See also: 東琴東あずま琴ごとは、古ふるくは単たんに「東あずま」とも呼よばれた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe azumagoto was also called simply 'azuma' in ancient times.4nounmy spouse; my wifeOnly when written 吾妻 / 吾嬬Poetic or archaic term for one's spouse, using ateji 吾妻 or 吾嬬. Not used in modern conversation.「吾あ妻ずま」と書かいて「あずま」と読よませ、妻つまを指さすことがある。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe characters 吾妻 can be read as 'azuma' and refer to one's wife.See all 19 example sentences ›
