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西
West
にし (nishi)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
As evening approaches, visitors begin gathering along the shore of Itsukushima Shrine. Slowly, the sky shifts from blue to orange as the sun sinks behind the shrine's famous floating torii gate. For a few minutes, the gate appears silhouetted against the glowing horizon, creating one of Japan's most iconic sunset views.
Memory Trick
Imagine looking through a square window as the Sun(日) slowly disappears beyond the horizon in West.
Readings
Onyomi: セイ (sei), サイ (sai)
Kunyomi: にし (nishi)
Example Words
西
にし (nishi)
West
関西
かんさい (kansai)
Kansai region
西口
にしぐち (nishiguchi)
West exit
西日本
にしにほん (nishi nihon)
Western Japan
Example Sentence
太陽は西に沈みます。
たいよう は にし に しずみます。
taiyou wa nishi ni shizumimasu
The sun sets in the west.