Word Meaning 西方

さいほう saihou

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

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

さいほう

Romaji

saihou

Writing Variants

西方せいほう seihou
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 1114 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

せいふう

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

よも

four sides (of a square)

東方

ひがしがた

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

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西方龍王 Western Dragon King