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Positions and Directions in Japanese
Learn Japanese vocabulary about location and direction.
1. Positions in Japanese
| No. | Japanese | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 上 | うえ | ue | up / above |
| 2 | 下 | した | shita | down / under |
| 3 | 前 | まえ | mae | in front / before |
| 4 | 後ろ | うしろ | ushiro | behind |
| 5 | 中 | なか | naka | inside |
| 6 | 外 | そと | soto | outside |
| 7 | 左 | ひだり | hidari | left |
| 8 | 右 | みぎ | migi | right |
| 9 | 横 | よこ | yoko | beside / next to |
| 10 | 間 | あいだ | aida | between |
2. Cardinal Directions in Japanese
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 北 | きた | kita | north |
| 2 | 南 | みなみ | minami | south |
| 3 | 西 | にし | nishi | west |
| 4 | 東 | ひがし | higashi | east |
| 5 | 北西 | ほくせい | hokusei | northwest |
| 6 | 北東 | ほくとう | hokutō | northeast |
| 7 | 南東 | なんとう | nantō | southeast |
| 8 | 南西 | なんせい | nansei | southwest |
| 9 | 地図 | ちず | chizu | map |
| 10 | 現在地 | げんざいち | genzaichi | current location |
| 11 | 前 | まえ | mae | front |
| 12 | 後ろ | うしろ | ushiro | back |
| 13 | 左 | ひだり | hidari | left |
| 14 | 右 | みぎ | migi | right |
| 15 | 遠い | とおい | tōi | far |
| 16 | 近い | ちかい | chikai | close |
| 17 | ここ | koko | here | |
| 18 | あそこ | asoko | there | |
| 19 | まっすぐ | massugu | straight | |
| 20 | 隣 | となり | tonari | next |
| 21 | 渡った | わたった | watatta | across |
| 22 | 交差点 | こうさてん | kōsaten | intersection |
| 23 | 角を曲がる | かどをまがる | kado o magaru | turn the corner |
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