にし

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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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
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[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

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Noun

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にし (nishi

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

Etymology 3

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Pronoun

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にし (nishi

  1. : you

Okinawan

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Noun

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にし (nishi

  1. : north

Southern Amami Ōshima

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Noun

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にし (nisi

  1. : north