- 東口 — east exit
- 東京 — Tokyo
- 東洋 — the East / Orient
- 中東 — the Middle East
- 東風 — east wind (literary reading)
- 極東 — the Far East
- 東雲 — daybreak (poetic term)
- 東奔西走 — running around busily
The character 東 depicts a bag tied at the top and bottom, representing the rising sun coming through. It symbolizes the east — the direction of sunrise and new beginnings.
東の 空が 明るく なってきた。
The eastern sky is getting brighter.
東洋の 文化は 多様です。
Eastern culture is diverse.