Vocab Info
N1 Noun
東
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse
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太陽は東から昇ります。
The sun rises from the east. {eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse}
東とは歌舞に用いる六弦の琴のことだ。
"East" refers to a six-stringed zither used in song and dance. {eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse}
女性用の下駄のことを東と呼ぶ人もいるそうです。
It seems that some people refer to women's geta (traditional Japanese footwear) as "Higashi", which can mean "east" or "eastern Japan". {eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse}
昔、京都からみて東の国々のことを東と呼んでいたと聞いた。
I heard that in the old days, they used to refer to the countries to the east of Kyoto as "eastern provinces". {eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse}
太陽は今も昔も常に東の方向から昇り、そして西の方へ沈んでいく。
The sun has always risen from the east and set in the west, both in the past and present. {eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse}