西
How to read in Japanese
| Onyomi | |
| サイ | sai |
| セイ | sei |
| Kunyomi | |
| にし | nishi |
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“ west (西), northwest (北西), Kansai (関西) ”
“ west (西), northwest (北西), Kansai (関西) ”
Examples
西
nishi
west
北西
hokusei
northwest
関西
kansai
Kansai
(a region of Japan)
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| サイ | sai | |
| 西下 | saika | going to Kansai area (west) from Tokyo (east) |
| 西国 | saigoku (saikoku) | west country |
| セイ | sei | |
| 西南 | seinann | southwest |
| 西部劇 | seibugeki | Movies or TV dramas depicting the pioneering era of the Western US |
| 西方 | seihou | western direction |
| 西北 | seihoku | northwest |
| 西洋 | seiyou | European and American countries |
| 西暦 | seireki | Anno Domini (A.D.) |
| にし | nishi | |
| 西半球 | nishihankyuu | Western Hemisphere; Occident |
| 西日 | nishibi | West sun and its light; evening sun |
| Special | Reading | |
| 西瓜 | suika | watermelon |
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