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針路 (しんろ, shinro) Japanese meaning: course | Kotomora
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The ship set a course to the south.
The government indicated the direction of its new economic policy.
Usage patterns 針しん 路ろ を 取と る to set a course (toward a destination)
The ship set a course to the north.
針しん 路ろ を 変か える to change course
We changed course to avoid the typhoon.
針しん 路ろ を 誤あやま る to make a mistake in one's course (of action)
The captain erred in his course and ended up nearing the reef.
Expressions 針しん 路ろ を 逸そ れる swerve from the course; stray from the path Related words 方向 is a general word for direction or orientation, while 針路 specifically refers to a planned navigational course, as of a ship or aircraft.
航路 refers to an established sea or air route that vessels travel along, while 針路 is the specific compass bearing a ship or plane is currently steering.
Etymology Compound of 針 (needle, here referring to a compass needle) and 路 (path, route). The word originally described a ship's course as indicated by a compass.
