Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 東(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History Japanese kan'on reading of dōng. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesdōng(Chinese) dong(Korean) Other Readingshigashi(Japanese) Place Name DescendantsDongjing(Chinese) Tokyo(English) Tokyo(French) Tokyo(Italian) Kantō, Kantou, Tōkyō, Tokyo(Japanese) Donggyeong(Korean) Tóquio(Portuguese) Same Spellingto 1, to 2, to 3, to 4, tò, tō 1