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方面: direction; district; area | JLPT N2 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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方面

JLPT N2Vocabulary

方面(ほうめん)

ほうめん

direction; district; area

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Reading and meaning

Reading: ほうめん
Romaji: houmen
Meaning: direction; district; area
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

東京方面(とうきょうほうめん)の電車(でんしゃ)は三番線(さんばんせん)から出(で)ます。
Trains bound for Tokyo depart from platform 3.
台風(たいふう)は九州方面(きゅうしゅうほうめん)へ進(すす)んでいます。
The typhoon is moving toward the Kyushu area.
この方面(ほうめん)には歴史的(れきしてき)な建物(たてもの)が多(おお)く残

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のこ

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っている。

Many historic buildings remain in this area.

彼女(かのじょ)は医療方面(いりょうほうめん)の仕事(しごと)に長年携(ながねんたずさ)わっている。

She has been involved in work related to the medical field for many years.

Kanji in this lesson

方direction, person, alternativeJLPT N4 面mask, face, features, surfaceJLPT N4