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方角 (ほうがく): direction, way — Japanese vocabulary

方角 is read ほうがく and means "direction, way". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

方角

Reading
ほうがく · hougaku
Translation
direction, way
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ほうがくが

Example

私たちは間違った方角に進んでいるのではないかと思う。

わたしたちはまちがったほうがくにすすんでいるのではないかとおもう。

I am afraid we are advancing in the wrong direction.

Kanji in this word

  • 方 — direction, person
  • 角 — angle, horn

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