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方
Stroke Count
 4 Strokes
 Radical
 方 + 0 Strokes
JLPT Level N4
Jouyou Kanji, Taught in Grade 2
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English Meaning
  1. direction, person, alternative
Readings
Kun'yomi: かた、まさ、-かた、-がた。
On'yomi: ホウ。

Japanese Meaning for 方

Dictionary Entries for 方

hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
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kata
noun
  1. direction; way (also ほう)
  2. person; lady; gentleman
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. method of; manner of; way of
noun, used as a suffix
  1. care of ...
  2. person in charge of ... (also がた)
  3. side (e.g. "on my mother's side") (also がた)
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sama
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) (usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
  1. state; situation; appearance; manner
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gata
suffix
  1. Sirs; Mesdames (pluralizing suffix)
  2. around (the time that, etc.); about (also かた)
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he
be
e
noun
  1. surrounding area
  2. shore (of the sea)
suffix
  1. suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc. (esp. え,べ)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 方

Construction of Character for 方

Origin and construction of 方

Kanji related to 方

Kanji for directions and spatial relationships

  • 上

    下

    中

    入

    出

    右

    左

    内

    前

    北

    南

    外

    後

    方

    東

    西

    近

    遠

    間

    向

    央

    底

    裏

    奥

Kanji for roles and status

  • 王

    友

    方

    長

    主

    使

    係

    医

    客

    漢

    仲

    士

    夫

    氏

    妻

    婦

    師

    后

    皇

    仙

    伯

    侯

    傑

    僚

    奴

    妃

    姫

    帝

    爵

    督

    紳

    賓

    輩

    隣

    隷

    媛

    彦

Kanji containing 亠 at the top

  • 六

    文

    立

    方

    市

    交

    京

    夜

    主

    衣

    玄

    享

Kanji containing 亠

  • 音

    校

    姉

    高

    対

    放

    育

    表

    旅

    商

    族

    童

    位

    卒

    泣

    変

    航

    停

    景

    旗

    防

    効

    液

    率

    適

    製

    敵

    亡

    忘

    刻

    肺

    翌

    訪

    就

    裁

    装

    裏

    充

    妄

    忙

    坊

    坑

    妨

    抗

    芳

    辛

    依

    劾

    弦

    房

    斉

    盲

    肪

    郊

    亭

    哀

    帝

    施

    恋

    核

    畜

    畝

    紋

    紡

    蚊

    衰

    郭

    旋

    涼

    粒

    袋

    喪

    絞

    蛮

    裂

    該

    跡

    較

    嫡

    摘

    滴

    端

    豪

    褒

    壇

    擁

    離

    鯨

    襲

    柿

    舷

    璃

    拉

    骸

Kanji containing 方

  • 方

    放

    旅

    族

    遊

    旗

    防

    訪

    坊

    妨

    芳

    房

    肪

    施

    倣

    紡

    旋

    傍

    敷

Meanings in Other Languages for 方

French
  1. direction, personne, alternative
Portuguese
  1. direção, pessoa, alternativa
Spanish
  1. dirección, lado, cuadrado, método, manera, persona, forma de hacer

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