方向 (ほうこう, houkou) Japanese meaning: direction | Kotomoraか
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Which direction is the station?
The wind direction changed.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉の方向へ進むto proceed toward the direction of a place
Please proceed in the direction of the station.
〈事〉の方向で進めるto proceed in the direction of (a plan or policy)
It was decided to proceed with the project in that direction.
方向を変えるto change direction
The car suddenly changed direction.
方向を誤るto go in the wrong direction (take a wrong course)
The discussion went off in the wrong direction.
方向感覚を失うto lose one's sense of direction
I lost my sense of direction in the mountains.
Expressions
あらぬ方向wrong direction; unexpected direction 方向を指すpoint to a direction; indicate a direction
方向 is a broader term covering both literal and figurative direction (e.g. 'direction of one's life'), whereas 方位 refers strictly to compass bearings.
方向 is the everyday word for 'direction' in general, while 指向 is a more technical or abstract term for orienting or being oriented toward something.
向
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
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character writing direction
destination sign; rollsign
direction; trend; course of action · directionality; directivity; orientation · goal; aim
rudder
direction angle; bearing angle
lateral direction; horizontal direction; landscape orientation
vertical direction; longitudinal direction; portrait orientation
