ほう
方
こう
向
せい
性

noun

  1. trend, course of action, direction.
  2. Computer terminology.directionality, directivity, orientation.

takes genitive case の

Computer terminology.
  1. directional, vectorial.

noun

Business term.
  1. goal, aim.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
方
こう
向
せい
性
 方向性 ほうこうせい
ほう
方
こう
向
せい
姓
 方向姓 ほうこうせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く　コウ　むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sex, gender, nature
セイ　ショウ　さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)