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西
west · Western
N5On: せい、さいKun: にし
Memory Aid
This kanji looks like a saloon door, the kind you might see in a Western movie. The vertical line is the door's hinge, and the horizontal lines are the door panels swinging open.
'Nishi' — Imagine a WISHI-ng star setting in the WEST.
'Sai' — Say, which direction is that? WEST!
Vocabulary
西にしwest
西口にしぐちwest exit
東西とうざいeast and west
西洋せいようthe West (Western countries)
Example Sentences
太陽は西に沈みます。
The sun sets in the west.
駅の西口で待ち合わせましょう。
Let's meet at the west exit of the station.
この道は東から西へ続いています。
This road continues from east to west.
私のアパートは西向きです。
My apartment faces west.