noun
The cardinal direction west. Used in geography, navigation, weather, and everyday directions.
太陽は西に沈む。
The sun sets in the west.
駅の西口で待ち合わせましょう。
Let's meet at the west exit of the station.
South.
North.
The kanji 西 is a pictograph of a bird in a nest, associated with sunset and the west. The reading にし is native Japanese.