1The cardinal direction east — the direction from which the sun rises; shown on the right side of a standard map.
太陽は東から昇り、西に沈む。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
うちは駅の東にあります。
My house is to the east of the station.
東の空に虹が出ている。
There's a rainbow in the eastern sky.
この部屋は東向きなので朝は明るい。
This room faces east, so it's bright in the morning.