Vocab Info

N5 Noun

西(にし)west

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    Bunpro Summary

    The cardinal direction associated with movement to the left, or being on the left side.

    1. Noun

      1.

      west

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    西 【にし】

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      西(にし)(ほう)()く。

      I go towards the west.

      • N5

      西(にし)どの方向(ほうこう)()かりますか?

      Do you know which direction is west?

      • N5

      太陽(たいよう)(ひがし)から(のぼ)り、西(にし)(しず)む。

      The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

      • N5

      (わたし)はベランダが西(にし)()きの(いえ)()みたいです。

      I would like to live in a house with a balcony facing west.

      • N5

      太陽(たいよう)(ひがし)から(のぼ)西(にし)(しず)むと(なら)いました。

      We learned that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

      • N4
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