東

East

On'yomi

  • とう tou

Kun'yomi

  • ひがし higashi
Stroke count
8
Radical
木 tree · Kangxi radical 75
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 2

東 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 木 (tree), number 75. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji