Meaning

Primary

East Side

Alternative

East

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The East side is the East side.

Reading

ひがしがわ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Remember how 東口 read as ひがしぐち? This word is like that too, with being read as ひがし. is read like you learned it with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

東側にはふじ山が見えます。

Mt. Fuji can be seen to the east.

バルコニーはアパートの東側にあります。

The balcony is on the east side of the apartment.

東側のマドからは、日の出が見られます。

You can see the sunrise from the windows on the east side.

Kanji Composition