Kanji 西

Stroke order

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6

Words with 西

• 西

  にし

  west

  N5

• 西洋

  せいよう

  the West, Western countries

  N4

• 関西

  かんさい

  south-western half of Japan, including Osaka

  N2

• 西暦

  せいれき

  Christian Era, Western calendar, A.D.

  N2

• 東西

  とうざい

  East and West, whole country

  N2

• 西日

  にしび

  westering sun

  N1

Example sentences

• 日ひは西にしに沈しずむ。

  The sun sets in the west.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “west” 襾