西(にし)

にし
noun
west
1. west
The direction where the sun sets.
西(にし)()
To go west.
It's west of the station.
西口(にしぐち)から()ください
Please exit from the west exit.
The school is west of my house.
If you walk west on this road, there's a big hospital on the left.

西(にし) is one of the four cardinal directions, where the sun sets.

THE FOUR DIRECTIONS:

  • (ひがし): east
  • 西(にし): west
  • (みなみ): south
  • (きた): north

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 西口(にしぐち): west exit (at stations)
  • 西日本(にしにほん): western Japan
  • 西洋(せいよう): the West, Western countries
  • 西側(にしがわ): west side

USAGE:
With locations, use の or に: (えき)西(にし)に (west of the station). For movement: 西(にし)()く (go west).