東|ひがしhigashi[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouneast
- Synonym東方とうほうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for the east or the East (Asian world), as in 「東方の国」; in sumo it also names the eastern wrestler. Not the everyday word.
- SynonymイーストNeutralLoanword seen mostly in place and shop names, e.g. 「イーストサイド」; its homograph also means yeast. Not the everyday word for east.
- Antonym西にしNeutralThe antonym of 「東」: west, roughly the direction where the sun sets. Use it the same way when the direction is west.
For the direction, 「東」 is the default. Use 「東方」 in written/formal prose or for the East as a region (and the eastern sumo wrestler); 「イースト」 appears mainly in names like 「イーストサイド」.
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