Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
西
にし
Grade: 2
いん
Grade: 4
(ateji)

Grade: 3
(ateji)
しょ
Grade: 6
とう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
西印度諸島 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 西印度諸島 – see the following entry.
西にしインド諸島しょとう
[proper noun] West Indies
(This term, 西印度諸島, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)