西
にし
nishi
JLPT N56 strokesKanjiLevel 8 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
西 is the kanji for "West". A common reading is にし (nishi). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
West
Also : Spain
Readings
kunにし/ nishionせい/ seionさい/ saionす/ su
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The sun trapped inside a grid of clouds — the sun is setting in the west, descending behind a cage of clouds and mountains at dusk.
Reading ·
にし (nishi) sounds like 'knee-she' — you kneel on your knee facing the western sunset.
Example Sentences
大阪は日本の西側です。
おおさかはにほんのにしがわです。
Osaka is on the western side of Japan.
西の空がきれいです。
にしのそらがきれいです。
The western sky is beautiful.
Vocabulary using 西
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