羅針盤 (らしんばん, rashinban) Japanese meaning: compass | Kotomora。
The sailor checked the direction by looking at the compass.
His words are the compass of my life.
Usage patterns
〈物〉を羅針盤にするto use something as a guide or compass (often figurative)
He uses those words as a guiding compass for his life.
羅針盤が〈方向〉を指すfor a compass to point in a direction
A compass always points north.
羅針盤となるto serve as a guiding principle or standard (figurative)
That philosophy became the guiding compass for the company.
