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English Meanings:
noun
- the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
- hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
- north
- eleventh month of the lunar calendar
English Meanings:
noun
- fruit; nut
- seed
- (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
- content; substance
真西
[まにし]
manishi
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- due west
真東
[まひがし]
mahigashi
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- due east
真南
[まみなみ]
maminami
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- due south
真北
[まきた]
makita
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- due north
English Meanings:
noun
- west
昼
[ひる]
hiru
noun, adverb
Alternate Written Forms:
晝
[ひる]
hiru
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English Meanings:
noun
- noon; midday
noun, adverb
- daytime
noun
- lunch
東
[あずま]
azuma
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
吾妻
[あずま]
azuma
吾嬬
[あずま]
azuma
東
[あづま]
aduma
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吾妻
[あづま]
aduma
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吾嬬
[あづま]
aduma
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English Meanings:
noun
- eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provinces
- east
- wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
- my spouse
東
[ひがし]
higashi
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
東
[ひむかし]
himukashi
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東
[ひんがし]
hingashi
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English Meanings:
noun
- east
東方
[とうほう]
touhou
noun, no adjective
Alternate Written Forms:
東方
[ひがしかた]
higashikata
東方
[ひがしがた]
higashigata
English Meanings:
noun, no adjective
- eastern direction
- the Orient
noun
- eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
English Meanings:
noun
- the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird
- hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
- west
- eight month of the lunar calendar
南
[みなみ]
minami
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- south
南方
[なんぽう]
nanpou
noun, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun, no adjective
- the south; southward; southern direction
noun
- countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
English Meanings:
noun
- north
- the North; northern territories
- North Korea
- north wind
北の方
[きたのかた]
kitanokata
noun
English Meanings:
noun
- northward; facing the north
- nobleman's true wife
北方
[ほっぽう]
hoppou
noun, no adjective
English Meanings:
noun, no adjective
- the north; northward; northern direction
noun
- northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
English Meanings:
noun
- the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare
- hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
- east
- second month in the lunar calendar
西方
[せいほう]
seihou
noun
Alternate Written Forms:
西方
[さいほう]
saihou
西方
[にしがた]
nishigata
English Meanings:
noun
- western direction
- Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
- western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
子
[し]
shi
noun, pronoun, noun, used as a suffix
English Meanings:
noun
- child (esp. a boy)
- viscount
- founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master
- masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature)
pronoun
- you (of one's equals)
noun, used as a suffix
- -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)