JLPT N5 Japanese Directions

Cards · 55

うえ

ue (above, up, on top)

した

shita (under, below, down)

まえ

mae (in front, front, before)

うしろ

ushiro (behind, back)

みぎ

migi (right)

ひだり

hidari (left)

なか

naka (inside, middle)

そと

soto (outside)

となり

tonari (next to, neighboring)

よこ

yoko (beside, side, horizontal)

ちかく

chikaku (near, nearby, vicinity)

そば

soba (near, beside, by)

あいだ

aida (between, among)

きた

kita (north)

みなみ

minami (south)

ひがし

higashi (east)

にし

nishi (west)

むこう

mukou (opposite side, over there, beyond)

てまえ

temae (this side, right in front)

おく

oku (interior, inner part, back)

まんなか

mannaka (center, middle)

ここ

koko (here, this place)

そこ

soko (there, that place near you)

あそこ

asoko (over there, that place far from both)

どこ

doko (where)

こちら

kochira (this way, this direction - polite)

そちら

sochira (that way, that direction - polite)

あちら

achira (that way over there - polite)

どちら

dochira (which way, which direction - polite)

こっち

kocchi (this way, here - casual)

そっち

socchi (that way, there - casual)

あっち

acchi (over there, that way - casual)

どっち

docchi (which way - casual)

まっすぐ

massugu (straight ahead)

とおく

tooku (far away, distant place)

みぎがわ

migigawa (right side)

ひだりがわ

hidarigawa (left side)

きたぐち

kitaguchi (north exit)

みなみぐち

minamiguchi (south exit)

ひがしぐち

higashiguchi (east exit)

にしぐち

nishiguchi (west exit)

いりぐち

iriguchi (entrance)

でぐち

deguchi (exit)

かど

kado (corner, exterior angle)

すみ

sumi (corner, interior recess)

はし

hashi (edge, bridge, tip)

まわり

mawari (around, surroundings)

ほうこう

houkou (direction, heading)

ほうめん

houmen (direction, bound for)

ぎゃく

gyaku (opposite, reverse)

はんたい

hantai (opposite direction, reverse side)

きたひがし

kitahigashi / touhoku (northeast)

きたにし

kitanishi / seihoku (northwest)

みなみひがし

minamihigashi / tounan (southeast)

みなみにし

minaminishi / seinan (southwest)