Illustration: At a hillside neighborhood junction, a resident gives directions to a cyclist who has stopped beside a low stone wall. The resident extends an open arm broadly toward the coastal side of town, where apartment blocks, a harbor, and distant warehouse roofs occupy the same stretch of view.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

方ほう面めん

houmen

direction, area

Example sentences

  1. 台風たいふうは発達はったつしながら九州きゅうしゅう方面ほうめんに向むかっています。

    The typhoon is gaining strength as it heads for Kyushu.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. もしかこの方面ほうめんに来くるようなことがあったらお寄よりください。

    If you come this way by any chance, drop in to see me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 君きみ、どっち方面ほうめんに住すんでるの？

    In which district do you live?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 方面

  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた
  • 面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら

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