方向
Chinese edit
square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to | ||
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simp. and trad. (方向) |
方 | 向 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
方向
- direction; orientation
- (figuratively, by extension) course; goal or trend of events
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
- 方面 (fāngmiàn)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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方 | 向 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 方向 (MC pjang xjangH).
Noun edit
- direction; heading
- course (in life etc.), goal
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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.- 内緒の方向でお願いします。
- Naisho no hōkō de o-negai shimasu.
- Keep it a secret, please.
- 内緒の方向でお願いします。
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- 方向音痴 (hōkōonchi)
References edit
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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方 | 向 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 방향 (“direction; orientation”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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方 | 向 |
Noun edit
方向
- chữ Hán form of phương hướng (“direction”).