方向音痴
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Meanings
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no sense of direction; poor sense of direction
Describes a person who easily gets lost or cannot navigate well. Often used self-deprecatingly or to describe someone's weakness.
I have no sense of direction, so I get lost easily.
He has a poor sense of direction and can't reach his destination even with a map.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉は極度の方向音痴だsomeone has an extremely poor sense of direction
My brother has such a poor sense of direction that he even gets lost in the neighborhood.
- 方向音痴で道に迷うto get lost because of a poor sense of direction
I have such a poor sense of direction that I always get lost when I leave the station.
- 方向音痴を克服するto overcome one's poor sense of direction
I want to practice reading maps to overcome my poor sense of direction.