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What does 方向 (ほうこう, houkou) mean?

方向 (ほうこう, houkou) means direction.

Quick facts
Readingほうこう
Romajihoukou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ほうこう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhoukou

direction

  1. 1noun direction; orientation; bearing
  2. 2noun course (e.g. of action)

Example sentences

  • Which direction is the station?

  • The wind direction suddenly changed.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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