西口(にしぐち)

にしぐち
noun
west exit; west entrance
1. west exit; west entrance; west gate
The exit or entrance on the west side of a building, station, or venue. Most commonly used for train station exits.
西口(にしぐち)で待(ま)ち合(あ)わせしよう。
Let's meet at the west exit.
新宿駅(しんじゅくえき)の西口(にしぐち)から出(で)てください。
Please leave from the west exit of Shinjuku Station.
西口(にしぐち)を出(で)ると、目(め)の前(まえ)に大(おお)きなバスターミナルがある。
When you go out the west exit, there's a large bus terminal right in front of you.

Compound of 西(にし) (west) + 口(ぐち) (exit/entrance). Essential vocabulary for navigating Japanese train stations, which typically label exits by compass direction.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 西口(にしぐち)を出(で)る: to go out the west exit
  • 西口(にしぐち)の改札(かいさつ): the west exit ticket gate
  • 西口(にしぐち)ロータリー: west exit rotary/roundabout

RELATED TERMS:

  • 東口(ひがしぐち): east exit
  • 南口(みなみぐち): south exit
  • 北口(きたぐち): north exit
  • 中央口(ちゅうおうぐち): central exit
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