🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ふぃがし【東】 : figashi | define meaning
figashi
Pronunciation: [ɸiɡaɕi]
Definition
Noun
- (Archaism) East; eastern; eastward
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひがし【東】 higashi "east".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "East. Fingássee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 東 |
| Kana | ふぃがし |
| New Okinawa Moji | 懲がし |
| Romanization | figashi |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɸiɡaɕi] |
意味：ひがし【東】
Categories:
東
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 25). ふぃがし【東】 : figashi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8240/figashi/.