“West” or “Go west” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “西”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “西” means “Spain”, “Weatern” or “Western countries” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “西”
Jouyou Kanji “西” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 6 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せい(sei) |
| さい(sai) | |
| すい(sui) | |
| Kun-Yomi | にし(nishi) |
| Meanings | West |
| Go west | |
| Western, Western countries | |
| Spain (We write “西班牙” for Spain in Japan) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “西”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 西下(さいか-sa i ka) | Going west, Leaving for the west, To go west from Tokyo, Leaving for the Kansai region |
| 西海(さいかい-sa i ka i) | Saikaidō (alt. name for the Kyūshū region) |
| 西京(さいきょう-sa i kyo u) | Kyoto, Western capital |
| 西国(さいごく-sa i go ku) | ① Kyushu area, Western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki), ② Western nations (esp. India or Europe), ③ Pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon |
| 西国巡礼(さいごくじゅんれい-sa i go ku ju n re i) | Pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho |
| 西遊(さいゆう-sa i yu u) | Westward trip, Trip to the West |
| 西遊記(さいゆうき-sa i yu u ki) | Journey to the West (classic of Chinese literature) |
| 西瓜(すいか-su i ka) | Watermelon |
| 西域(せいいき-se i i ki) | Western Regions of China |
| 西欧(せいおう-se i o u) | Western Europe, Occident |
| 西紀(せいき-se i ki) | Christian era |
| 西教(せいきょう-se i kyo u) | Western religion, Christianity |
| 西経(せいけい-se i ke i) | West longitude |
| 西諺(せいげん-se i ge n) | Western saying, Western proverb |
| 西郊(せいこう-se i ko u) | Western suburb, West suburbs of a city |
| 西人(せいじん-se i ji n) | Western Europeans, Foreigner |
| 西漸(せいぜん-se i ze n) | Westward advance, Westward movement |
| 西哲(せいてつ-se i te tsu) | ① Distinguished Western philosopher, Great Western thinker, ② Western philosophy |
| 西土(せいど-se i do) | Western lands (China, India etc), The West |
| 西部(せいぶ-se i bu) | ① Western part, The west (of a region), ② The West (of United States) |
| 西部劇(せいぶげき-se i bu ge ki) | Western (film genre), Horse opera, Western film |
| 西風(せいふう or にしかぜ-se i fu u (or) ni shi ka ze) | West wind, Westerly wind |
| 西方(せいほう-se i ho u) | ① Western direction, ② Western Pure Land (Amitabha’s Buddhist paradise) |
| 西洋(せいよう-se i yo u) | Occident, Western countries |
| 西暦(せいれき-se i re ki) | A.D., Anno Domini, Western calendar, Gregorian calendar |
| 西明かり(にしあかり-ni shi a ka ri) | Twilight, Western evening sky |
| 西陣(にしじん-ni shi ji n) | Nishijin, Name of the area in the northwest of Kyoto City |
| 西半球(にしはんきゅう-ni shi ha n kyu u) | Western hemisphere |
| 西日(にしび-ni shi bi) | Setting sun, Afternoon sun |
| 河西(かせい-ka se i) | West area of the Yellow River |
| 関西(かんさい-ka n sa i) | ① Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures), ② Kansai (western half of Japan during the feudal era) |
| 江西(こうせい-ko u se i) | Jiangxi Province (China) |
| 湖西(こせい-ko se i) | West area of a lake |
| 山西(さんせい-sa n se i) | Shanxi Province (of China) |
| 泰西(たいせい-ta i se i) | The Occident, The West |
| 鎮西(ちんぜい-chi n ze i) | Chinzei (Kyushu area) |
| 東西(とうざい-to u za i) | ① East and/or west, ② Orient and Occident, East and West |
| 洛西(らくせい-ra ku se i) | Western Kyoto |
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