漢字城 Kanji Fortress

東 east

On'yomi
トウ
Kun'yomi
ひがし
Strokes
8
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
東 is written in 8 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

The sun caught halfway up a tree — dawn light rising through the branches in the east.

A common word

  • 東口 ひがしぐち east exit

Example sentences

  • ひがしのそらがあかくなりました。

    The eastern sky turned red.

  • らいしゅう、とうきょうへいきます。

    I'm going to Tokyo next week.

Kanji that share a part

木 is its radical. 134 kanji share it in all.

日 is a component. 78 kanji share it in all.