西 — west, western

にし西 west

U+897F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes Freq #259 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1602 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

west
western

word

にし nishi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

西(にし) nishi west 西(にし) 村(むら) nishimura Nishimura (surname)

さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

関(かん) 西(さい) kansai Kansai (region)

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

西(せい) 洋(よう) seiyou the West 西(せい) 部(ぶ) seibu western part

Stroke order

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