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西

Let’s learn kanji 西 !

今日の漢字は最後の方位、『西』です!🧭

西 - にし West (W)

北西 - ほくせい North West (NW)

西寄りの風 - にしよりのかぜ a westerly wind

太陽は西に沈む - たいようはにしにしずむ the sun sets in the West

西瓜* - スイカ watermelon 🍉 (* rarely written in kanji)

※ 方位 - ほうい cardinal direction; a point of the compass 🧭

P.S. Did you know this character is very similar to the kanji denoting the sign of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac?

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