n. (Hira=ひがし) east, direction from which the sun rises, direction opposite west on a compass

n. (Simp=东, Pinyin=dong1) east

adj. (Simp=东, Pinyin=dong1) eastern

¹ (1) reason; logic; a chain of reasoning; a thread of connection
(2) a period; an interval
(3) a cuff
(4) a stalk

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² a bundle [bunch, load]

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[同] the same; the said; corresponding

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[東] east

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[棟] house [building]

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[洞] a dong (an administrative unit); a street; a block; a village

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[胴] the trunk of the body; the body; the body armor; the plastron

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[銅] copper