JLPT N5 · 6 strokes
Kanji 西: "west, Spain"
The kanji 西 means "west, Spain". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read セイ, サイ, ス in on'yomi and にし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイサイス
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | west, Spain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 259 of 2,501 |
Common words with 西
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 西west
- 仏蘭西France
- 露西亜Russia
- 西洋the West; the Occident; Western countries
- 西側west side; west bank
- 西方western direction · Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
- 東西east and west · Orient and Occident; East and West
- 関西Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) · Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
- 西班牙Spain
- 西部western part; the west (of a region) · the West (United States)
- 北西northwest
- 南西southwest
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