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東とう西ざい

N2
とうざい touzai
  1. East and West
  2. whole country
nounの-adjective

Chinese meanings

东西;东方与西方

Examples

  • この国では東西の文化が交じり合っている。
    Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.
    这个国家东西方文化交融。
  • バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。
    The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.
    巴尔干山脉横贯保加利亚中部。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('83987ab2dc'); // 東西
{
  "id": "83987ab2dc",
  "word": "東西",
  "reading": "とうざい",
  "romaji": "touzai",
  "meanings": [
    "East and West",
    "whole country"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adj-no"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1447910,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この国では東西の文化が交じり合っている。",
      "en": "Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.",
      "tatoeba_id": 221950
    },
    {
      "ja": "バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。",
      "en": "The Balkan Mountain range runs across Bulgaria from west to east.",
      "tatoeba_id": 393825
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a1f74b6ca1b51d916c4d9765550fc2ff6750acfe3a3679010916a39ae1d5bc0a",
    "meanings": [
      "东西",
      "东方与西方"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この国では東西の文化が交じり合っている。",
        "zh": "这个国家东西方文化交融。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "バルカン山脈はブルガリアの中央を東西に走る山脈。",
        "zh": "巴尔干山脉横贯保加利亚中部。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/83987ab2dc",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1447910; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "dc5e95681db1f485c13f631d8f44f09c943198569739393a108d3c150eb13b52"
  }
}