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方

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • direction
  • person
  • alternative

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かた
  • -かた
  • -がた
Strokes
4
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#84
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
方#70 · square

Components

Common Words

  • 方ほうNoun
    direction, way, side
  • 一方いっぽうNoun
    one (esp. of two), the other, one way
  • 地方ちほうNoun
    district, region, area
  • 方向ほうこうNoun
    direction, orientation, bearing
  • 方法ほうほうNoun
    method, way, manner
  • 方針ほうしんNoun
    policy, course, plan (of action)
  • 見方みかたNoun
    viewpoint, point of view, way of looking (at something)
  • 北方ほっぽうNoun
    the north, northward, northern direction

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