"東西" meaning in Japanese

See 東西 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [to̞ːza̠i] Forms: 東西 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), 西(ざい)), tōzai [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 東西 (MC tuwng sej). The sai of 西 changes to zai due to rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=とうさい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|東西}} 東西 (MC tuwng sej), {{ja-l/helper|西||}} 西, {{ja-l|西}} 西, {{ja-rendaku|sort=とうさい}} rendaku (連濁) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|とうざい}} 東(とう)西(ざい) • (tōzai)
  1. Synonym of 東西東西 (“your attention please; hear ye”) Synonyms: 東西東西 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-東西-ja-intj-34GqhWWd

Noun

IPA: [to̞ːza̠i] Forms: 東西 [canonical] (ruby: (とう), 西(ざい)), tōzai [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 東西 (MC tuwng sej). The sai of 西 changes to zai due to rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=とうさい}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|東西}} 東西 (MC tuwng sej), {{ja-l/helper|西||}} 西, {{ja-l|西}} 西, {{ja-rendaku|sort=とうさい}} rendaku (連濁) Head templates: {{ja-noun|とうざい}} 東(とう)西(ざい) • (tōzai)
  1. east and west
    Sense id: en-東西-ja-noun-MX5lF3V-
  2. (by extension) all over, here and there Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-東西-ja-noun-DveA2E8M
  3. Orient and Occident Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-東西-ja-noun-d8QMnc5U Disambiguation of Compass points: 5 30 3 52 10 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 3 3 3 2 11 6 7 3 3 49 9 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 2 58 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 1 2 59 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 8 1 2 58 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 22 7 7 38 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 14 4 5 57 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 1 8 48 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 8 1 2 55 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 13 3 3 67 15
  4. (slang) a name of a good or money, originally a Chinese slang term Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-東西-ja-noun-p2Y2Aj~B Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 古今東西 (kokon tōzai) (ruby: (), (こん), (とう), 西(ざい)) (english: all time and place), 東西南北 (tōzai nanboku) (ruby: (とう), 西(ざい), (なん), (ぼく)) (english: east, west, south and north), 東西冷戦 (Tōzai Reisen) (ruby: (とう), 西(ざい), (れい), (せん)) (english: Cold War) Related terms: 南北 (nanboku) (ruby: (なん), (ぼく)) (english: north and south - literally, south and north), 和洋 (wayō) (ruby: (), (よう)) (english: Japan and Europe)
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      "other": "とーざい"
    },
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      "ipa": "[to̞ːza̠i]"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "東(とう)西(ざい) • (tōzai)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of 東西東西 (“your attention please; hear ye”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "東西東西",
          "東西東西#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "your",
          "your"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ],
        [
          "please",
          "please"
        ],
        [
          "hear ye",
          "hear ye"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "your attention please; hear ye",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "東西東西"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "とーざい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[to̞ːza̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "東西"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 東西 meaning in Japanese (5.0kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "東西"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "東西",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "東西"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "東西",
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}

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