Illustration: At a riverside model-airplane field, a hobbyist holds a small glider level in both hands and turns its nose into the wind. A nearby windsock stretches horizontally, while a loose ribbon on the glider’s stand streams the same way.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

方ほう向こう

houkou

direction

Example sentences

  1. 海岸かいがんはどちらの方向ほうこうですか。

    Which way is the beach?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 台風たいふうは西にしの方向ほうこうに移動いどうした。

    The typhoon moved in a westerly direction.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 友達ともだちが示しめした方向ほうこうへ行いった。

    I went in the direction my friend indicated.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 方向

  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた
  • 向face; tend towardOnコウKunむく・むい・むける

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