JLPT N3 · Noun

方 (hou)

方 (ほう, hou) is a Japanese noun meaning “direction; way”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほう
Romaji: hou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) · noun
side (of an argument, etc.); one's part · noun · often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.
type; category · noun
field (of study, etc.) · noun
indicates one side of a comparison · noun

Example sentences

ジョンの方が二人のうちで背が高い。

John is the taller of the two.

Tatoeba #215450

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 方.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1516930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.