西
West
Meanings
West, Spain
On'yomi
せい、 さい、 す
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
にし
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
西 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
西 (West) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #259 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.
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