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Position and direction — 位置と方向

On, under, in front, behind, left, right, next to — the words that answer "where is it?" Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

うえ noun
上 on, above
した noun
下 under, below
なか noun
中 inside
そと noun
外 outside
まえ noun
前 in front; before
うしろ noun
後ろ behind
みぎ noun
右 right
ひだり noun
左 left
となり noun
隣 next to, next door
よこ noun
横 beside; sideways
ちかく noun
近く nearby
そば noun
側 close by, beside
あいだ noun
間 between
むこう noun
向こう over there, the other side
ひがし noun
東 east
にし noun
西 west
みなみ noun
南 south
きた noun
北 north
さき noun
先 ahead; tip
ほう noun
方 direction; side (of a comparison)
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Position and direction — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
left
noun
close by, beside
noun
under, below
noun
north
noun
nearby
noun
inside
noun
right
noun
next to, next door
noun
behind
noun
ahead; tip
noun
2    What does it mean?
外
西
南
向こう
横
上
東
方
前
間
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