Kanji Card – 左 – hidari

左

5DE6 - 左

Meaning:left

Onyomi: SA

Kunyomi: hidari

Strokes: 5  (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

左 – hidari – left

左折 – sasetsu – to turn left

Kanji Card – 南 – minami

南

5357 - 南

Meaning:south

Onyomi: NAN

Kunyomi: minami

Strokes: 9  (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

南 – minami – south

南米 – nanbei – south america

Kanji Card – 北 – kita

北

5317 - 北

Meaning:north

Onyomi: HOKU

Kunyomi: kita

Strokes: 5  (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

北 – kita – north

北米 – hokubei – north america

Kanji Card – 西 – nishi

西

897F - 西

Meaning:west

Onyomi: SEI

Kunyomi: nishi

Strokes: 6  (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

西 – nishi – west
西風 – seifuu – west wind
西暦 – seireki – Christian era

Kanji Card – 東 – higashi

東

6771 - 東

Meaning: east

Onyomi: TOU

Kunyomi: higashi

Strokes: 8  (click on the pic to start the video)

Vocabulary:

東 – higashi – east
東京 – toukyou – Tokyo (literally capital in the east)