西

West

On'yomi

  • せい sei
  • さい sai
  • す su

Kun'yomi

  • にし nishi
Stroke count
6
Radical
襾 west · Kangxi radical 146
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 2

西 has 6 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 襾 (west), number 146. 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