東(あずま)eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces, east, six-stringed Japanese zither, my spouse

太陽(たいよう)は東(あずま)から昇(のぼ)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(あずま)とは歌舞(かぶ)に用(もち)いる六(ろく)弦(げん)の琴(こと)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(じょせい)用(よう)の下駄(げた)のことを東(あずま)と呼(よ)ぶ人(ひと)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(むかし)、京都(きょうと)からみて東(ひがし)の国々(くにぐに)のことを東(あずま)と呼(よ)んでいたと聞(き)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(たいよう)は今(いま)も昔(むかし)も常(つね)に東(あずま)の方向(ほうこう)から昇(のぼ)り、そして西(にし)の方(ほう)へ沈(しず)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}