eastern; east
Prefix used in compounds to indicate something is eastern or located in the east, e.g. 東日本 (Eastern Japan), 東海岸 (east coast).
I traveled to countries in Eastern Europe.
Abbreviation of 東京, used in compound words like 東名 (Tokyo-Nagoya) or 東証 (Tokyo Stock Exchange). Not used as a standalone word for Tokyo.
See also: 東京
I visited a town in the eastern region.
The Tomei Expressway connects Tokyo and Nagoya.
Stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose.
northeast; north-east · Tōhoku region; Tohoku
eastern direction; east · the Orient; the East · eastern fighter (sumo, martial arts)
Middle East
east and west; east-west · East and West; Orient and Occident · ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Southeast Asia
eastern part; east of a region
northeast
Tokyo Stock Exchange
southeast
East Asia; the Orient
the Far East
Eastern Europe
the Orient; Oriental country
east longitude
going to Tokyo; going east
southeast
proceeding east; eastward advance
eastern provinces; Kanto region
east coast; east bank
crown prince; Crown Prince's palace
east end; eastern tip
eastern gate
the Eastern Capital; Edo; Yedo
east-southeast; ESE
east-northeast; ENE
east of; and eastward
busy oneself about; be on the move; rush around
the East; the Orient; East Asia · Japan
eastern mountains; mountains to the east · Tōsandō (historical region) · Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
The kanji 東 originally depicted a sun rising behind a tree, symbolizing the east. The reading とう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.