方向性(ほうこうせい)

ほうこうせい
noun
direction; orientation; course
abstract
1. direction; orientation; intended course
The general direction or course that a plan, project, organization, or piece of work is taking or should take.
会社(かいしゃ)の方向性(ほうこうせい)を決(き)める。
To decide the company's direction.
チームの方向性(ほうこうせい)が合(あ)わない。
The team's directions don't align.
議論(ぎろん)を重(かさ)ねて、ようやくプロジェクトの方向性(ほうこうせい)が見(み)えてきた。
After repeated discussions, the direction of the project has finally come into view.

Compound of 方向(ほうこう) (direction) + the suffix 性(せい) (-ness, nature of). Usually abstract — the course of a plan or group rather than a physical direction.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 方針(ほうしん): policy; course of action — a concrete decided plan, more definite than 方向性(ほうこうせい)
  • 方向(ほうこう): direction — can be literal (physical) as well as abstract

Related Words

Compare: 方針(ほうしん) (policy)
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