西

• 読み: にし
• ローマ字: nishi
• 漢字の分解: 西 (nishi/sei/sai) — west
• 発音: /ni.ɕi/

意味

West. One of the four cardinal directions, commonly used in place names and when giving directions.

A noun for the cardinal direction west. Frequently found in place names such as 西日本 (Nishi-Nihon, western Japan). Can be read as にし in native Japanese or せい/さい in Sino-Japanese compounds like 西洋 (seiyou, the West/Occident).

例文

1. 太陽は西に沈みます。
2. 西口の改札で会いましょう。
3. この道をまっすぐ行くと西に出ます。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, place names, geography

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 西 originally depicted a bird roosting at sunset, associating the character with the direction where the sun sets.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal