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Cardinal
[edit | edit source]Japanese | English | Reading | Notes |
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北 | north | きた | e.g. |
東 | (n) east | ひがし | |
南 | (n,vs) South, proceeding south/(P)/ | みなみ | |
西 | (n) west | にし | |
northeast | e.g. 北東の | ||
northwest | |||
southeast | |||
southwest | |||
北北東 | north-northeast | ほくほくとう | |
東北東 | east-northeast | とうほくとう |
Relative
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Japanese | English | Reading | Notes |
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左 | (a) left | ひだり | |
右 | (a) right | みぎ | |
上 | up | うえ | |
下 | down | した | |
左上 | upper left | ひだりうえ | |
左下 | lower left | ひだりした | |
右上 | upper right | みぎうえ | |
右下 | lower right | みぎした | |
前 | forward | まえ | |
後ろ | backward | うしろ | |
真っ直ぐ | straight | まっすぐ | Typically written "真っすぐ". |
縦 | vertical | たて | |
横 | horizontal | よこ | |
斜め | diagonal | ななめ |