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    3. 東西

    東西

    東とう西ざい

    east and west

    N2KMT2News #3+1CoreCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    とうざいひがしにし

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    east and west
    2.
    Orient and Occident, East and West

    Interjection

    3.
    ladies and gentlemen!, your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    東とう西ざい南なん北ぼく、どちらへ行いきますか。

    Which way are you going, east, west, south, or north?

    KMT2Daily LifeCore Concepts
    東とう西ざいの文ぶん化か交こう流りゅうが盛さかんに行おこなわれている。

    Cultural exchange between East and West is actively taking place.

    KMT2Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    東とう西ざいの食しょく文ぶん化かには大おおきな違ちがいがある。

    There are big differences in food culture between East and West.

    KMT3Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    東とう西ざいドイツの統とう一いつは歴れき史し的てきな出で来き事ごとだった。

    The unification of East and West Germany was a historical event.

    KMT4HistoryPolitics & Law
    東とう西ざいの思し想そうは、哲てつ学がくの発はっ展てんに影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    Eastern and Western philosophies influenced the development of philosophy.

    KMT5Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    西
    にし…(6)
    west・Spain
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