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Kanji: 西

KANJI
西
6 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
にし
 ON 音 
セイ
サイ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
西(覀)
Radical name:
にし
Meaning:
West, Spain
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
西(にし)
west
N4
西(せいよう)
western countries
N2
西(かんさい)
west-central Japan region
N2
西(せいれき)
Christian Era, anno domini (A.D.)
N2
西(とうざい)
East and West, whole country
N1
西(にしび)
westering sun
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