西 (にし) — west

西にし west

Frequency #1460 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 1 character noun

nishi

にし

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. にし[0] heiban 平板

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west

Explained in simple Japanese

日(ひ)がしずむほう。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

にし西 west

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Words with 西 (21)

関(かん)西(さい) kansai Kansai (region) 西(せい)洋(よう) seiyou the West 西(せい)部(ぶ) seibu western part 西(にし)村(むら) nishimura Nishimura (surname) 西(せい)欧(おう) seiou Western Europe 東(とう)西(ざい) touzai east and west 西(にし)側(がわ) nishigawa west side 西(にし)日(に)本(ほん) nishinihon western Japan

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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