Chinese

Noun

方面 (classifier 個／个 (gè))

1. aspect; side; (on the one) hand; facet; respect
2. (archaic, literary) direction
3. (archaic, literary) official post; duty

Usage notes

• It is acceptable to use 方面 both with or without a classifier; both 三方面 (sān fāngmiàn) and 三個方面／三个方面 ‎(sān gè fāngmiàn) are commonly used.
• When using the term with 這／这 (zhè) or 那 (nà), both 這（那）一方面／这（那）一方面 (zhè (nà) yī fāngmiàn) and 這（那）個方面／这（那）个方面 (zhè (nà) gè fāngmiàn) are acceptable constructions, the former being more formal than the latter.
• Unlike in Japanese, 方面 in modern Chinese never conveys the meaning of direction; 方向 (fāngxiàng) is used instead.

Japanese

Noun

方面 ‎(hiragana ほうめん, romaji hōmen)

1. direction
2. area, district
3. field of study, line of work

Synonyms

• (direction): 方向 (ほうこう) ‎(hōkō), 方針 (ほうしん) ‎(hōshin)
• (area): 地域 (ちいき) ‎(chiiki)
• (field): 分野 (ぶんや) ‎(bun'ya), 領域 (りょういき) ‎(ryōiki)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Korean

Noun

方面 • ‎(bangmyeon) ‎(hangeul 방면)

1. Hanja form^? of 방면, “direction; field, area”.