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方 – direction, person, alternative
4 strokesTaught in grade 2#46 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 方 means direction, person, alternative. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ホウ (hou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かた、-かた、-がた (kata, kata, gata). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 方 (no. 70).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ホウ | hou |
| Kun’yomi | かた | kata |
| Kun’yomi | -かた | kata |
| Kun’yomi | -がた | gata |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 方 (Kangxi radical 70).
Words using 方
方かたdirection夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)仕方しかたway両方りょうほうboth方ほうdirection一方いっぽうone (esp. of two)方々かたがたpeople味方みかたfriend地方ちほうdistrict方向ほうこうdirection方法ほうほうmethod方々ほうぼうhere and there方角ほうがくdirection方言ほうげんdialect方針ほうしんpolicy方面ほうめんdirection行方ゆくえ(one's) whereabouts明け方あけがたdawn正方形せいほうけいsquare長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle方程式ほうていしきequation仕方がないしかたがないthere's no (other) way遠方えんぽうdistant place大方おおかたlarge part
Example sentences
グリーン夫人は、私の子供たちが歌を習っている方ですが、今度の日曜に独唱会を開く予定です。
Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.