指針|ししんshishin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounneedle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index
2. nounguiding principle; guideline; guide

• Related指標しひょうWrittenIn formal prose, a marker or basis for judging and evaluating things (「経済指標」); 「指針」 instead sets out principles for a course of action.
• RelatedガイドラインNeutralA neutral loanword for guidelines (「ガイドラインを策定する」), often used for government and industry norms.

Use 「指針」 for principles that guide a course of action (「行動指針」「教育の指針」); it also means a gauge or clock needle. For markers used to judge or evaluate things say 「指標」, and for norms say 「ガイドライン」.

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1. 時計とけい、メーターなど計器けいき類るいの針はり。
2. 物事ものごとをどのように進すすめたらよいか、方向ほうこうを示しめすもの。