Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 4

方

Meaning in English

direction, person, alternative

Readings

Onyomi: ホウ Kunyomi: かた, -かた, -がた Romaji: hou / kata, -kata, -gata

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

方

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese direção, pessoa, alternativa

Spanish dirección, persona, alternativa

Korean 방향, 사람, 대안

French direction, personne, alternative

Italian direzione, persona, alternativa

German Richtung, Person, Alternative

Indonesian arah, orang, alternatif

★ Vietnamese hướng, người, phương án thay thế

Thai ทิศทาง, บุคคล, ทางเลือก

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 於 o, yo / oi.te, o.keru, aa, yori at, in, on N1 施 shi, se / hodoko.su give, bestow, perform N4 旅 ryo / tabi trip, travel, voyage N4 族 zoku tribe, family, tribu N1 旋 sen / me.guru, ibari rotation, go around, rotation N1 旗 ki / hata national flag, banner, standard

Word

Words with this kanji

N2 行方 yukue one's whereabouts N3 一方 ippou on the other hand, meanwhile, one side N3 方々 katagata people, persons, everyone N3 味方 mikata ally, supporter, one on your side N3 地方 chihou region, province, local area N3 方向 houkou direction, course, way N3 方法 houhou method, means, technique N4 仕方 shikata way, method N4 両方 ryouhou both, both sides

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 この出来事をきっかけに考え方が変わった Kono dekigoto o kikkake ni kangaekata ga kawatta This event changed my thinking N4 便利とはいえ使い方には注意が必要だ Benri to wa ie tsukaikata ni wa chuui ga hitsuyou da Though useful careful use needed N5 この漢字は読み方が難しいです。 Kono kanji wa yomikata ga muzukashii desu. The reading of this kanji is difficult. N5 この料理の作り方を教えてください。 Kono ryouri no tsukurikata o oshiete kudasai. Please teach me how to make this dish. N4 人によって考え方が違います。 Hito ni yotte kangaekata ga chigaimasu. Ways of thinking differ depending on the person. N4 例えばこの方法がいいです。 Tatoeba kono houhou ga ii desu. For example this method is good. N3 新しい方法を試してみたけど前のほうがよかったかもしれない Atarashii houhou o tameshite mita kedo mae no hou ga yokatta kamo shirenai I tried a new method but the previous one might have been better N4 彼の話し方は丁寧だけど、少し硬い感じがする Kare no hanashikata wa teinei da kedo, sukoshi katai kanji ga suru His way of speaking is polite, but feels a little stiff N3 この話を聞いてから、考え方が少し変わった気がする Kono hanashi o kiite kara, kangaekata ga sukoshi kawatta ki ga suru After hearing this story, I feel my way of thinking changed a little