指針

Meaning

1. n
   needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index
2. n
   guiding principle; guideline; guide

Example sentences

• 一貫した行動指針というものが無い人もいます。彼らはただ、その時々で自分に都合の良い指針があれば、何でも受け入れるのです。

  Some people do not have a consistent set of principles; they just adopt whatever principles benefit them at the moment.