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方向 (ほうこう): direction, course, way — Japanese vocabulary

方向 is read ほうこう and means "direction, course, way". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

方向

Reading
ほうこう · houkou
Translation
direction, course, way
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ほうこうが

Example

間違って反対方向の電車に乗った。

まちがってはんたいほうこうのでんしゃにのった。

By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.

Kanji in this word

  • 方 — direction, person
  • 向 — Yonder, Facing, Beyond

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