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Word Meaning 西方

せいほう seihou

西方 is read as せいほう (seihou) and means Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise).

Meaning

English

  1. Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
  2. western direction
  3. western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

Reading

Kana

せいほう

Romaji

seihou

Writing Variants

  • 西方 さいほう saihou
  • 西方 にしがた nishigata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 東方 Rank 815 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

西方教会

せいほうきょうかい

Western Church

西方浄土

さいほうじょうど

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

関西地方

かんさいちほう

Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)

西風

にしかぜ

west wind

西洋

せいよう

the West

西洋人

せいようじん

Western person

西口

にしぐち

west entrance

四方

しほう

four sides (of a square)

東方

とうほう

eastern direction

一方

いっぽう

on the one hand

見方

みかた

way of appreciating (e.g. opera)

地方

ちほう

civilian society

Example Sentences

1

The island lies to the west of Japan.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 1 related entries

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