What is the meaning of 西?
west (one of the four cardinal directions)
the West
the west wind, wind blowing from the west
in kabuki:
the left side of the stage in the Edo-style
the right side of the stage in Kyoto and Osaka styles
lower-ranked wrestlers listed on the left side of a banzuke
the West; the capitalist states of the West (originally western Europe, as opposed to Eastern Bloc countries)
Synonym of 西方浄土 (Saihō Jōdo): the western paradise of Amitabha Buddha
Short for 西本願寺 (Nishi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
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
a 役 (yaku, “winning hand”) with a triplet or quad of west wind tiles; depending on wind round and player's seat wind, it is worth either 1 or 2 翻 (han, “doubles”)
the West
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