方ほう面めん

noun, noun, used as a suffix

direction; area; district

Refers to a physical direction or the area lying in that direction. Very common as a suffix after place names, route names, and direction words.

• この電でん車しゃは東とう京きょう方ほう面めんへ向むかいます。

  This train is headed in the Tokyo direction.

• 関かん西さい方ほう面めんでは大おお雨あめが続つづいている。

  Heavy rain is continuing in the Kansai area.

noun

field; sphere; quarter; aspect

Used for a field, sector, source circle, or point of view. It is somewhat broader and more formal than everyday 分野 in some contexts.

• 彼かれは法ほう律りつ方ほう面めんに詳くわしい。

  He is knowledgeable in the legal field.

• 政せい府ふ方ほう面めんからはまだ発はっ表ぴょうがない。

  There has still been no announcement from government quarters.