方針

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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/方鍼) 方 針/鍼
simp. (方针) 方 针

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 方(ほう)針(しん) (hōshin).[1]

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

References

  1. ^ 刘正埮, 高名凯, 麦永乾, 史有为, editors (1984), 汉语外来词词典 (in Chinese), Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →OCLC, page 98

Japanese

Kanji in this term
方 針
ほう
Grade: 2 		しん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
 方針 on Japanese Wikipedia

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?

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 方針／方针 (fāngzhēn)[5]
  • → Korean: 방침(方針) (bangchim)
  • → Vietnamese: phương châm

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ 刘正埮, 高名凯, 麦永乾, 史有为, editors (1984), 汉语外来词词典 (in Chinese), Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →OCLC, page 98

Korean

Hanja in this term
方針

Noun

方針 • (bangchim) (hangeul 방침)

  1. hanja form? of 방침

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
方針

Noun

方針

  1. chữ Hán form of phương châm (“the main spirit or essence of a policy”).
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