にし

See also: にじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of にし – see the following entries.
【西】2
[noun] [from 770] west (one of the four cardinal directions)
[noun] the West
[noun] [from 712] the west wind, wind blowing from the west
[noun] (theater) in kabuki:
[noun] [from 1688] the left side of the stage in the Edo-style
[noun] [from 1688] the right side of the stage in Kyoto and Osaka styles
[noun] [date uncertain] (sumo) lower-ranked wrestlers listed on the left side of a banzuke
[noun] [from 1885] the West; (later, more specifically) the capitalist states of the West (originally western Europe, as opposed to Eastern Bloc countries)
[proper noun] (Buddhism) synonym of 西方浄土 (Saihō Jōdo): the western paradise of Amitabha Buddha
[proper noun] (Buddhism) short for 西本願寺 (Nishi Hongan-ji): a Buddhist temple in Kyoto
[proper noun] (historical) a red-light district in Edo-period Shinjuku (as it was located west of Edo Castle)
[proper noun] a place name, especially the name of various wards in major cities throughout Japan
[proper noun] a surname
【螺】J
[noun] (rare) certain shellfish with a spiral shell
Alternative spelling
辛螺
(This term, にし (nishi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as にし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as にし.)

Etymology 2

Noun

にし • (nishi) 

  1. 二死: (baseball) second out
  2. 二至: summer solstice and winter solstice

Etymology 3

Pronoun

にし • (nishi) 

  1. 主: you

Okinawan

Noun

にし (nishi) 

  1. 北: north

Southern Amami Ōshima

Noun

にし (nisi) 

  1. 北: north
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