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Sentence
In ancient maps, the direction of 'Kan' indicated the northwest.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
在古代的地图上，乾方位表示西北。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
在古代的地圖上，乾方位指向西北。
Korean Translation
고대의 지도에서는 건(乾)의 방향이 북서쪽을 가리키고 있었습니다.
Indonesian Translation
Pada peta kuno, arah '乾' menunjukkan barat laut.
Vietnamese Translation
Trên các bản đồ cổ, hướng Càn chỉ về phía tây bắc.
Tagalog Translation
Sa mga sinaunang mapa, ang direksyon na "乾" ay tumutukoy sa hilagang-kanluran.
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In ancient maps, the direction of 'Kan' indicated the northwest.
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古代の地図では、乾の方角が北西を示していました。
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乾
Hiragana
いぬい
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
八卦における「乾（けん）」で、北西を意味する方角。古い用法。 / 陰陽五行説や易経で用いられる八卦の一つ。「天」を象徴し、方角では北西、性質では剛健・父性などを表す語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのいいかたで、きたとにしのあいだのほうがくをさすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
西北方向（旧称） / 八卦中的“乾”，方位为西北
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
西北方（古） / 八卦中的乾位，方位在西北
Korean Meaning
북서쪽(옛말) / 팔괘의 건괘; 방위로 북서
Indonesian
barat laut (arkais) / arah barat laut (arkais)
Vietnamese Meaning
tây bắc (cổ) / phương Càn (tây bắc)
Tagalog Meaning
hilagang-kanluran / bahaging hilagang-kanluran
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