【西】(sei, sai, nishi/west) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 西.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・sei　せい
・sai　さい

For example,

・東西　tō-zai　とうざい
East and West

・東西南北　tō-zai-nan-boku　とうざいなんぼく
cardinal directions

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・nishi　にし

For example,

・西　nishi　にし
west

・真西　ma-nishi　まにし
due west

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・西瓜　suika　すいか
watermelon
But usually written in katakana.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "西".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・west

Radical

And the radical of this character is 西, 覀　nishi, ōi-kanmuri
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・西村　Nishimura　にしむら
・大西　Ōnishi　おおにし
・西田　Nishida　にしだ
・西川　Nishikawa　にしかわ
・中西　Nakanishi　なかにし
・西山　Nishiyama　にしやま
・小西　Konishi　こにし
・西　Nishi　にし
・西尾　Nishio　にしお
・西野　Nishino　にしの

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 西

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 西

・西島 秀俊　Nishijima Hidetoshi　にしじまひでとし
He is a acter

・西野 カナ　Nishino Kana　にしのかな
She is a singer

・西川 貴教　Nishikawa Takanori　にしかわたかのり
He is a singer

・井原 西鶴　Ihara Saikaku　いはらさいかく
He was a writer

・西郷 隆盛　Saigō Takamori　さいごうたかもり
He was a politician, military

Places

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 西.

・西湖　seiko　せいこ
A lake in China. A famous scenic spot since ancient times

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 東

・酉　tori　とり
bird

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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