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Japanese Kanji Grade 2
# 137
Meaning east
Onyomi トウ
Kunyomi あずま,  ひがし
Usage See examples below
Writing practice
 
Stroke Order Rules
 
1. Write from left to right, and from top to bottom
2. Horizontal before vertical
3. Cutting strokes last
4. Diagonals right-to-left before diagonals left-to-right
5. Center verticals before outside "wings"
6. Outside before inside
7. Left vertical before enclosing
8. Bottom enclosing strokes last
9. Dots and minor strokes last
 
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Examples

Kanji

Japanese

Romaji

English

ひがし higashi east
あずま azuma east, Eastern Japan
東寄り ひがしより higashiyori from the east
東向き ひがしむき higashimuki facing east
東口 ひがしぐち higashiguchi east entrance
東海岸 ひがしかいがん higashikaigan east coast
東アジア ひがしアジア higashiajia East Asia
東天 とうてん touten the eastern sky
東京都 とうきょうと toukyouto Tokyo Metro area
東洋 とうよう touyou Orient
Writing practice instructions
  • Use the window above for kanji writing practice
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  • Slide the bar below the window to change the brush size
  • Click "background" above the window to change the background color
  • Click and hold the left mouse button in the window
  • Drag the circle in the window to write
  • Click "undo" to remove the present step
  • Click "redo" to bring back the present step
  • Click "clear all" to begin again
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