Kanji
N5 6 strokes Grade 2 freq #259

west, Spain

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

cover ōikanmuri

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
east and west
Western Europe
Atlantic Ocean
western part; the west (of a region)
southwest
the West; the Occident
northwest
West Germany (1949-1990)
Common Era; CE

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

west
west side; west bank
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
west entrance; west exit
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
westering sun; setting sun
west wind

Example sentences

I saw Tony off at Kansai International Airport.

Few people know that Mr. Itsumi is from Kansai.

The sun sets in the west.

The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.