西 — west (JLPT N5 kanji)
西
west
セイ・
6 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- セイ
- サイ
- ス
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- にし
Meanings
west
Words with 西
西にしwest
Appears in these kanji
配ハイ・くばdistribute
酒シュ・さけalcohol; sake
尊ソン・たっとrespect; precious
酸サン・すacid; sour
酬シュウ・むくrepay; reward
酷コク・ひどcruel; severe
酔スイ・よget drunk
鄭テイZheng (name)
猶ユウ・なおstill; furthermore
醸ジョウ・かもbrew
酵コウfermentation
酢サク・すvinegar
樽ソン・たるbarrel
酪ラクdairy products
楢シュウ・ならoak
醜シュウ・みにくugly
酌シャク・くpour sake
噂ソン・うわさrumor
Do not confuse with
In the vocabulary
家 から 西 の 山 まで 行きます。
I’ll go from home to the mountain to the west.
How to remember it
西Imagine a bird settling into a square nest as the sun goes down in the west. This is a scene to remember, not a claim about the character's origin.