east question
whats is the difference between Azuma (東) and Higashi (東)

its not kun and on pronunciations those are as follows
Kun: ひがし
On: トウ

Which is the proper one to use when saying "I want to go east"

Question

east question
whats is the difference between Azuma (東) and Higashi (東)

its not kun and on pronunciations those are as follows
Kun: ひがし
On: トウ

Which is the proper one to use when saying "I want to go east"

Answer

Azuma is also Kun'yomi.

>"I want to go east"

ひがし is correct. I often hear あずま as Japanese surname.

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I use ひがし for East! At least that's what I learned from my textbook!