also: ひむかし · ひんがし
noun
Cardinal direction; used in geography, navigation, and everyday location descriptions.
太陽は東から昇る。
The sun rises in the east.
駅の東口で待ち合わせましょう。
Let's meet at the east exit of the station.
Standard kanji spelling for the cardinal direction.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Obsolete kana reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete kana reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Native Japanese word for the cardinal direction east. The kanji 東 is a pictograph of the sun rising behind a tree, representing the direction of sunrise.