海岸はどちらの方向ですか。

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海岸 どちら 方向 です

English Translation

Which way is the beach?

Furigana

海岸(かいがん)はどちらの方向(ほうこう)ですか。

Romanji

Kaigan wa dochira no hōkō desu ka.

Words

海岸 (かいがん)
coast; beach
()
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
()
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
()
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

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: ガン、 きし
Meaning: beach
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach