east

東

太陽が昇る方角で、西の反対。

やさしい英語で： The direction where the sun rises, opposite the direction where it sets.

• The sun rises in the east.
• The compass needle pointed toward the east.
• Our hotel is to the east of the station.

使い方： to the east of something (The lake lies to the east of the village.)

反対語： west

よく使う表現： due east, to the east, face the east

東部、東

国や地域のうち、太陽が昇る方向にある部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a country or region on the side where the sun rises.

• My cousins live in the east.
• Rain will reach the east by evening.
• Many towns in the east grew around factories.

類義語： eastern part

反対語： west

よく使う表現： in the east, the far east, from the east

東の、東側の

太陽が昇る側にある、またはその側に向いた。

やさしい英語で： On or toward the side where the sun rises.

• Use the east entrance.
• Their house stands on the east side of town.
• The east wall gets plenty of morning sunlight.

類義語： eastern, eastward

反対語： west

よく使う表現： east coast, east wall, east entrance

東の、東方の

東にある地域や国に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with a region or country on the side where the sun rises.

• The course covers East Asian art.
• She studies East African languages.
• The exhibition explores East European history.

類義語： eastern

反対語： western

よく使う表現： East Asian culture, East African trade, East European history

東へ、東に

東の方向へ、またはある場所の東側に。

やさしい英語で： Toward the direction where the sun rises, or on that side of a place.

• We drove east all morning.
• The storm moved east overnight.
• Their farm lies east of the town.

使い方： east of something (The village is ten miles east of the city.); east from something (We travelled east from the capital.)

類義語： eastward, eastwards

反対語： west

よく使う表現： drive east, head east, east of something