Onyomi: ホウ · Kunyomi: -かた, -がた, かた · Meanings: alternative, direction, person
Kanji for alternative, direction, person
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The kanji 方 depicts a directional marker or a person pointing, symbolizing direction, method, or side. In ancient times, it represented guidance, orientation, or a way to proceed. 方 came to mean direction, method, or person, capturing guidance, approach, and position.
A marker pointing the way — 方 means direction, method, or side.
Imagine someone pointing to show the way — that’s 方, the kanji for direction, method, or side.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 方 | ほう | direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction) | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 方 | かた | direction, way | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 様 | さま | Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms | common JLPT-N1 Suffix |
| 方 | がた | Sirs, Mesdames | Suffix |
| 辺 | へ | surrounding area, vicinity | Noun |
| 方向 | ほうこう | direction, orientation, bearing, way | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 方言 | ほうげん | dialect, provincialism | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき | equation, formula | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 方法 | ほうほう | method, way, manner, process, procedure, means, measure | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 方々 | かたがた | people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen | common JLPT-N3 Noun |