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Japanese symbol for “easterly”

Romaji: higashiyori
easterly

In Japanese, easterly is , read (higashiyori).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no, n easterly

Kanji and stroke order

east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4
draw near, stop in, bring near
on: キ
kun: よ.る、-よ.り、よ.せる
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうきょう toukyouTokyo
とうざい touzaieast and west
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
とうぶ toubueastern part; the east (of a region)
ほくとう hokutounortheast
とうほく touhokunorth-east
きふ kifucontribution; donation
としより toshiyoriold person; elderly person; senior citizen

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.