西(にし)

にし
noun
west
direction
1. west
The direction where the sun sets.
西(にし)へ行(い)く。
To go west.
It's west of the station.
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.

Related words

Compounds

Usage

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

Pronunciation

In compounds 西(にし) is often read せい or さい: 西洋(せいよう) (the West), 関西(かんさい) (the Kansai region), 東西(とうざい) (east and west).