Come learn 2,000+ kanji and all their radicals with Kanji Kraken πŸ¦‘

Sign up for free β†’
RTK / HeisigFrame #543

東

east

Lv 7

Strokes: 8

JLPT: N5

Jōyō: Grade 2

Meanings

east RTK

Community Mnemonic

β–² 751 votes

The east is traditionally seen as a pictograph of the sun rising behind a tree.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

とう

Kun'yomi

γ²γŒγ—

Found In Vocabulary

Visually Similar Kanji

Used by Kanji(5)