close friend, bosom buddy / crony, chum

東: a male given name; a surname

Alternative form of 肉

the east / the lands east of the capital

a gazebo; a small arbor; a pavilion

(archaic) the east / (archaic) the lands east of the 都 (miyako, “imperial capital”)

a placename / a female given name / a surname

a road or path from the capital to the eastern regions

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

private; mine