How to say direction in Japanese

JLPTN5
方☆【かたkata】

noun:

  • direction; way - also ほう
  • person; lady; gentleman - honorific language

noun / suffix noun:

  • method of; manner of; way of

suffix noun:

  • care of ...
  • person in charge of ... - also がた
  • side (e.g. "on my mother's side") - also がた

Example Sentences

ジブJIBUのno裏帆urahoとtoラダーRADAAをwo使ってtsukatte、バックBAKKUしshiながらnagara船首senshuをwo進みsusumiたいtai方向houkouにni向けましたmukemashita。
Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
光源kougen、つまりtsumari光kouのno向きmukiだdaなna、それsoreとto陰影in'eiとかtokaにもnimo気をつけてkiwotsukete、できるdekiruだけdake正確にseikakuni手元temotoにniあるaruクロッキー帳KUROKKIIchouにni書き取ってkakitotteいくikuだけdake。
Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible.
審判shinpanのno方houをwoちらりとchirarito睨むniramuがga、審判shinpanはha涼しいsuzushii顔kaoしてshite鼻クソhanaKUSOをwoほじっていhojitteiやがったyagatta。「ちくしょうchikushou、八百長yaochouかkaよyo・・・」
I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"
踊りodoriによってniyotteそのsono食糧shokuryouまでmadeのno距離kyoriやya方角hougakuをwo伝えるtsutaeru。
They communicate the distance and direction of the food by dancing.
友達tomodachiがga示したshimeshita方向houkouへhe行ったitta。
I went in the direction my friend indicated.

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