JLPT N3 · Noun

方向 (houkou)

方向 (ほうこう, houkou) is a Japanese noun meaning “direction; orientation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほうこう
Romaji: houkou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

direction; orientation; bearing; way · noun
course (e.g. of action) · noun

Example sentences

チーズの棚はどちらの方向にありますか。

Which way is the cheese shelf?

Tatoeba #203042

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 方向

方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

向

yonder, facing, beyondコウ・む.く・む.い · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 方向.

方かたdirection夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)仕方しかたway両方りょうほうboth方ほうdirection一方いっぽうone (esp. of two)方々かたがたpeople味方みかたfriend地方ちほうdistrict方法ほうほうmethod方々ほうぼうhere and there方角ほうがくdirection方言ほうげんdialect方針ほうしんpolicy

Source: JMdict entry 1516990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.