Word Meaning 方位

ほうい houi

方位 is read as ほうい (houi) and means bearing.

Meaning

English

  1. bearing
  2. heading
  3. point of the compass

Reading

Kana

ほうい

Romaji

houi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 6576 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

全方位

ぜんほうい

every direction

方位測定器

ほういそくていき

direction finder

方位角

ほういかく

azimuth

方位磁石

ほういじしゃく

compass

下位方言

かいほうげん

subdialect

全方位外交

ぜんほういがいこう

(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy

無線方位測定器

むせんほういそくていき

radio direction finder

正距方位図法

せいきょほういずほう

azimuthal equidistant projection

周波数変位方式

しゅうはすうへんいほうしき

frequency shift keying

方法

ほうほう

method

方向

ほうこう

course (e.g. of action)

Example Sentences

3

Japan is a country that is surrounded on all sides by the ocean.

Do they have something like a compass?

You need to look in all directions before crossing the street, even at a crosswalk when the light is green.