西

ONせい、さい

KUNにし

Meanings

westWestern

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How to remember

This kanji looks like a saloon door, the kind you might see in a Western movie. The vertical line is the door's hinge, and the horizontal lines are the door panels swinging open.

'Nishi' — Imagine a WISHI-ng star setting in the WEST.

'Sai' — Say, which direction is that? WEST!

Vocabulary

西にし

west

西口にしぐち

west exit

東西とうざい

east and west

西洋せいよう

the West (Western countries)

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東南北口