オリエンテーション

オリエンテーション · orienteeshon · JLPT N1 · noun

orientation

🧭 Latin oriens means rising sun, so orientation is finding which way is east

Orient comes from Latin oriens, the rising sun, which is why the East is called the Orient. Orientation is the introductory session where you learn your bearings in a new place.

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