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指針
needle (e.g. of a compass), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide
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娘が時計の指針を読む練習をしています。
My daughter is practicing how to read the hands of a clock. {needle (e.g. of a compass), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide}
方位磁針を磁石に近づけると指針がクルクルと回った。
When the compass was brought close to the magnet, the needle spun around and around. {needle (e.g. of a compass), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide}
僕は三年前に亡くなった祖父の遺した言葉を人生の指針としている。
I am living my life guided by the words left behind by my grandfather who passed away three years ago. {needle (e.g. of a compass), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide}
弟子たちは師匠の言葉を生活の指針として日々の生活を送っているらしい。
It seems that the disciples are living their daily lives using the master's words as a guiding principle. {needle (e.g. of a compass), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide}
福祉政策の指針をまとめるべく、政治家たちが何度も会議をしているようです。
It seems that politicians are repeatedly having meetings in order to compile the guidelines for welfare policy. {needle (e.g. of a compass), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide}