Meaning
西 (にし, nishi) is a JLPT N5 noun meaning “west”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
太陽は 西に 沈みます。
The sun sets in the west.
太陽は西に沈む。
The sun sets in the west.
台風の影響で、西日本は大雨の恐れがある。
Due to the typhoon (literally: the typhoon's influence), there is a chance of heavy rain across Western Japan.
西洋では日本のいわゆる私小説は小説ではないとされる。
In the West the Japanese so-called 'I' novels are not regarded as novels.
今年は大阪をはじめ、関西地方はどこも梅雨が短かった。
This year, starting with Osaka, the rainy season was short in all parts of the Kansai district.
私は 西田さんがあれほどピアノが弾けるとは思わなかった。
I didn't think that Mr. Nishida could play the piano that well.
日本人の 宗教についての考え方は 西洋人のとはかなり違う。
Japanese views on religion are quite different from those of Westerners.
東西ドイツ統一はいずれは起こると思っていたが、はたして予想通り起きた。
I thought that sooner or later East and West Germany would be united, and, just as I expected, it happened.
西行じゃないけれど、願いがかなうものなら、満開の桜の下で春に死にたい。
I am no Saigyo, but if wishes came true, I would wish to die in spring, under cherry trees in full bloom.
A: 小西君はよく休むね。 B:よく休むと言えば、山本君も最近見ませんね。
A: Mr. Konishi is absent frequently, isn't he? B: Talking about (someone's) frequent absences, we don't see Mr. Yamamoto these days either, do we?
彼の 書斎の本棚には 古今東西の本が 詰まっていて、いかにも学者の部屋らしい。
The bookshelves of his study room are packed with books of all ages and countries, and it surely looks like a scholar's room.
別名西院皇后。
She was also called Empress Sai-in.