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    3. 東

    東

    東ひがし

    east

    N5KMT1News #1+1CoreNounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab8 strokes

    ひがしひむかしひんがし

    Noun

    1.
    east

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    東ひがしはあちらです。

    East is that way.

    KMT1Core ConceptsTravel & Transportation
    太たい陽ようは東ひがしから昇のぼります。

    The sun rises from the east.

    KMT1Core ConceptsNature & Environment
    地ち図ずで東ひがしの方ほう向こうを確かく認にんしました。

    I confirmed the eastern direction on the map.

    KMT2Core ConceptsTravel & Transportation
    東ひがしの海かい岸がん沿ぞいをドライブしました。

    I drove along the east coast.

    KMT2Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    東とう海かい道どう新しん幹かん線せんは東とう京きょうと大おお阪さかを結むすびます。

    The Tokaido Shinkansen connects Tokyo and Osaka.

    KMT3Travel & TransportationHistory

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    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
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