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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小26 strokesRadical 襾#259 in newspapers

西 · west, Spain

西 is a kanji meaning west, Spain. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • セイsei
  • サイsai
  • スsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • にしnishi

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 西 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 西
WordReadingMeaningLevel
西にしwestN5
西洋せいようthe West, Western countriesN4
関西かんさいsouth-western half of Japan, including OsakaN2
西暦せいれきChristian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)N2
東西とうざいEast and West, whole countryN2
西日にしびwestering sunN1

Example sentence

風は西から吹いている。

かぜはにしからふいている

The wind is blowing from the west.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #84007 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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6 strokes
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