東 = 日 + 木

東 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “east”. It is built from 日 (day) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 543. It appears as a component in 8 other characters in this index.

Keyword: east
RTK frame: 543
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ひがし
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: восток
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 東 east

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 東

How to find 東 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “day” + “tree”. 東 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 東 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.