西 — west, western
にし
西
west
にし
U+897F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #259
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1602
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- west
- western
Readings
- On'yomi
- せい sei さい sai す su
- Kun'yomi
- にし nishi
word
にし nishi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
さい ・ざい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
22 wordsEach dot is a word containing 西: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 5 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.