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東 is the direction East in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Sometimes used as an abbreviation for the Eastern Hemisphere.
This can also be the surname Dong in China.
In Japan, this can be an abbreviation for a kind of six-stringed zither, or the personal name, Yamato.
東 is used as a suffix for many words in Asia. In fact, it's part of the CJK word 東方 meaning Orient or Oriental. The word 東方 more literally translates as “Eastern Kingdoms,” “Eastern Countries,” or simply “The East.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
東 东 see styles |
dōng dong1 tung ton トン |
More info & calligraphy: East(1) {mahj} east wind tile; (2) {mahj} winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles; (personal name) Yamato pūrva, east. |
倭 see styles |
wō wo1 wo yamato やまと |
dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old) (1) (mathematics term) sum; (2) harmony; peace; (n,n-pref,adj-no) (3) Japan; Japanese-style; (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (can act as adjective) (3) Japanese; (surname, given name) Yamato |
県 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien kenji けんじ |
Japanese variant of 縣|县; Japanese prefecture (1) prefecture (of Japan); (2) county (of China); (1) territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (2) (archaism) countryside; (personal name) Kenji |
縣 县 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien ken けん |
county (out-dated kanji) (1) prefecture (of Japan); (2) county (of China); (out-dated kanji) (1) territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (2) (archaism) countryside; (surname) Ken to hang |
部 see styles |
bù bu4 pu be べ |
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (hist) hereditary occupational group (Yamato period); (surname) Takanabe A group, tribe, class, division, section; a board, office; school, sect; a work in volumes, a heading or section of a work. |
五畿 see styles |
goki ごき |
(abbreviation) (See 五畿内) the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi) |
倭国 see styles |
wakoku わこく |
Yamato; ancient Japan; name by which Chinese rulers used to call Japan |
倭斗 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(male given name) Yamato |
倭王 see styles |
waou / wao わおう |
(archaism) king of Yamato |
倭絵 see styles |
yamatoe やまとえ |
Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings) |
和国 see styles |
wakoku わこく |
Yamato; ancient Japan; name by which Chinese rulers used to call Japan; (place-name) Wakoku |
品部 see styles |
shinabe; tomobe しなべ; ともべ |
(1) group of persons working at the imperial court (Yamato period); (2) various craftsmen and artisans under the ritsuryō system; (personal name) Tomobe |
土雲 see styles |
tsuchigumo つちぐも |
tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court) |
大人 see styles |
dà ren da4 ren5 ta jen dainin だいにん |
adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors (used when indicating admission fees, passenger fares, etc.) (See 小人・しょうにん,中人・ちゅうにん) adult; (given name) Yamato a great man |
大倭 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(1) Japan; (2) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (surname) Yamato |
大和 see styles |
dà hé da4 he2 ta ho yamatozaki やまとざき |
Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc; Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (can act as adjective) (3) Japanese; (surname) Yamatozaki |
大虎 see styles |
ootora おおとら |
(1) big tiger; (2) (idiom) drinker; staggering drunkard; (personal name) Yamato |
大都 see styles |
dà dū da4 du1 ta tu taito; daito たいと; だいと |
for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan great city; large city; metropolis; (female given name) Yamato |
山兎 see styles |
yamausagi やまうさぎ |
mountain rabbit; mountain hare; (female given name) Yamato |
山當 see styles |
yamatou / yamato やまとう |
(surname) Yamatou |
山登 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(surname) Yamato |
山遠 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(surname) Yamato |
山都 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(place-name, surname) Yamato |
岳斗 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(personal name) Yamato |
岳登 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(personal name) Yamato |
敷島 see styles |
shikishima しきしま |
(1) Yamato (province); (2) Japan; (3) (abbreviation) the art of classical Japanese poetry; (p,s,f) Shikishima |
毛人 see styles |
moujin / mojin もうじん |
(archaism) (See 蝦夷・1) Emishi; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan |
湯坐 see styles |
yue ゆえ |
(hist) royal family nursemaid (Yamato court); (surname) Yuza |
県主 see styles |
agatanushi あがたぬし |
(hist) (See 県・あがた・1) territorial ruler (Yamato period); (personal name) Agatanushi |
矢的 see styles |
yamato やまと |
(surname) Yamato |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| East | 東 东 | higashi / tou higashi / to | dōng / dong1 / dong | tung |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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