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ほういじしん
Kanji
方位磁針
Noun
Japanese Meaning
方位を示すために地磁気を利用した携帯用の計測器具。磁石の針が常にほぼ北（磁北）を指す性質を利用し、進むべき方向を知るために用いる。コンパス。羅針盤。 / 比喩的に、進むべき方向や判断の基準を示してくれるもの。指針。道しるべ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きたをしめすはりがついたほうこうをしるためのどうぐ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
指南针 / 磁罗盘 / 方位磁针
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
利用地球磁場指示方向的儀器 / 用於航海、導航與測量的方位指示器
Korean Meaning
나침반 / 자기로 북쪽을 가리켜 방위를 측정하는 계기 / 방위 측정용 휴대 장치
Vietnamese Meaning
la bàn / la bàn từ / kim la bàn
Tagalog Meaning
kompas / magnetikong kompas / kagamitang tumutukoy ng direksiyon gamit ang magnetismo
Sense（1）
方位磁針: magnetic compass
（ romanization ）
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When I lost my sense of direction on a night road, the old magnetic compass proved reliable.
When I lost my sense of direction on a night road, the old magnetic compass proved reliable.
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夜道で方向がわからなくなったとき、古いほういじしんが頼りになった。
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