東方|とうほうtouhou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveeastern direction
   日本にっぽんは中国ちゅうごくの東方とうほうにある。↗

   Japan is to the east of China.
2. no-adjectivethe Orient
3. noun, martial artseastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

• Synonym東ひがしNeutralAn old word for the eastern provinces around Kamakura and Edo as seen from Kyoto; also the name of a zither. 「東方」 centres on the direction east.
• RelatedイーストNeutralA katakana loanword for east, used mostly in proper names such as 「イーストサイド」; 「東方」 is a Sino-Japanese word.
• Antonym西方せいほうNeutralThe western direction, or in Buddhism the Western Pure Land; in direction it stands opposite 「東方」.

Use 「東方」 for the eastern direction or the countries of the East, as in 「東方見聞録」. The loanword 「イースト」 appears mainly in proper names, 「東」 is an old name for the Kanto area, and 「西方」 is its opposite.

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1. 東ひがしの方角ほうがく。