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What does 東西 (とうざい, touzai) mean?

東西 (とうざい, touzai) means east and west; the East and the West.

Quick facts
Readingとうざい
Romajitouzai
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
とうざい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontouzai

east and west; the East and the West

  1. 1noun · no-adjective east and west
  2. 2noun · no-adjective Orient and Occident; East and West
  3. 3interjection ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up

Example sentences

  • This road runs east to west.

  • I tried comparing Eastern and Western cultures.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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