にし

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of にし – see the following entries.
【西】2
west (one of the four cardinal directions)
the West
the west wind, wind blowing from the west
(theater) in kabuki:
the left side of the stage in the Edo-style
the right side of the stage in Kyoto and Osaka styles
(sumo) lower-ranked wrestlers listed on the left side of a banzuke
the West; (later, more specifically) the capitalist states of the West (originally western Europe, as opposed to Eastern Bloc countries)
(Buddhism) Synonym of 西方浄土 (Saihō Jōdo): the western paradise of Amitabha Buddha
(Buddhism) Short for 西本願寺 (Nishi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
(historical) a red-light district in Edo-period Shinjuku (as it was located west of Edo Castle)
a place name, especially the name of various wards in major cities throughout Japan
a surname
【螺】J
(rare) certain shellfish with a spiral shell
Alternative spelling
辛螺
(This term, にし (nishi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as にし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as にし.)

Etymology 2

Noun

にし • (nishi) 

  1. 二死: (baseball) second out
  2. 二至: summer solstice and winter solstice

Etymology 3

Pronoun

にし • (nishi) 

  1. 主: you

Okinawan

Noun

にし (nishi) 

  1. 北: north

Southern Amami Ōshima

Noun

にし (nisi) 

  1. 北: north
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