海岸はどちらの方向ですか。
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English Translation
Which way is the beach?
Furigana
Romanji
Kaigan wa dochira no hōkō desu ka.
Words
海岸
(かいがん)
coast; beach
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何方
(どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
方向
(ほうこう)
direction; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)
です
(です)
be; is
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way