方面 (Houmen) is a Japanese noun meaning “direction, district, area, field (e.g. of study)”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixdirection; district; area
- nounfield (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter; aspect; angle
Examples
２５号線北方面の入り口付近にいます。
I'm near the on ramp to 25 north.
兄はあなたと同じ方面の仕事をしています。
My brother is in the same line of business as you are.
台風は発達しながら九州方面に向かっています。
The typhoon is gaining strength as it heads for Kyushu.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).