方針

See also: 方针

Chinese
 
square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 needle; pin; injection
trad. (方針) 方 針
simp. (方针) 方 针

Pronunciation

Noun

方針

  1. policy (principle of behaviour expressed by a government or other authoritative body); guiding principle (Classifier: 個／个 m; 項／项 m)
    經營方針／经营方针  ―  jīngyíng fāngzhēn  ―  management policy

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
方 針
ほう
Grade: 2		 しん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

方 (“direction”) +‎ 針 (“needle”), another name for the 磁針 (jishin, “magnetic needle”), with the meaning figuratively extending to "guidance" in general.

Pronunciation

Noun

方(ほう)針(しん) • (hōshin) ←はうしん (fausin)?

  1. Synonym of 磁針 (jishin, “magnetic needle”)
  2. policy, course, plan
    どのような方(ほう)針(しん)によるものなのですか？
    Dono yō na hōshin ni yoru mono na no desu ka?
    According to what plan has it been carried out?

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 方針／方针 (fāngzhēn)
  • → Korean: 방침 (bangchim)
  • → Vietnamese: phương châm

References
  1. 1960, Tetsuo Hirayama (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
方針

Noun

方針

  1. chữ Hán form of phương châm (“the main spirit or essence of a policy”).
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.