TsukiBox the compass! Read the four directions—and look, 東 is the sun hiding in the trees!

Pyon Go! · free taster

方角 — which way?

North, south, east, west—learn the four 方角 once and a whole map opens up.

北

きた

north

西

にし

west

東

ひがし

east

南

みなみ

south

東 = 日 (sun) + 木 (tree) — the sun rising through the branches = the East. So 東京 (Tōkyō) is simply "the eastern capital."

Marina · put a direction to work

駅は東にあります。

eki wa higashi ni arimasu.

The station is to the east.

Listen once. Then point east and echo the whole sentence.

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