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    3. 方向音痴

    方向音痴

    方ほう向こう音おん痴ち

    (person with) no sense of direction

    KMT9Ref L1NounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab32 strokes

    ほうこうおんち

    Noun

    1.
    (person with) no sense of direction, poor sense of locality

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    私わたしは方ほう向こう音おん痴ちなので、地ち図ずが必ひつ要ようです。

    I have no sense of direction, so I need a map.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    彼かれはひどい方ほう向こう音おん痴ちで、いつも道みちに迷とまどってしまう。

    He has a terrible sense of direction and always gets lost.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    スマートフォンがあっても、方ほう向こう音おん痴ちの人ひとは目もく的てき地ちにたどり着つくのが難むずかしい。

    Even with a smartphone, it's difficult for people with no sense of direction to reach their destination.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationTechnology
    旅りょ行こう中ちゅうは、方ほう向こう音おん痴ちのせいで何なん度ども道みちを尋たずねることになった。

    During the trip, I had to ask for directions many times because of my poor sense of direction.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    都と会かいの複ふく雑ざつな地ち下か鉄てつの路ろ線せん図ずは、方ほう向こう音おん痴ちの私わたしにはまるで暗あん号ごうのようだ。

    The complex subway map in the city is like a code to me, who has no sense of direction.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    方
    かた・-かた・-がた…(9)
    direction・person・alternative
    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
    痴
    し.れる・おろか…(1)
    stupid・foolish
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