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

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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

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

Words with this kanji

N1 遠方 empou long way, distant place N1 大方 ookata almost all, majority N1 外方 soppo look (or turn) the other way N1 他方 tahou another side, on the other hand N1 平方 heihou square (e.g., meter, square) N1 方策 housaku plan, policy N1 方式 houshiki form, method, system N1 目方 mekata weight N1 立方 rippou cube

Sentences with this kanji

N3 今まで使っていた方法より新しい方法のほうが分かりやすいと思う Ima made tsukatte ita houhou yori atarashii houhou no hou ga wakariyasui to omou I think the new method is easier to understand than the old one