KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小24 strokesRadical 方#46 in newspapers
方 · direction, person
方 is a kanji meaning direction, person, alternative. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ホウhō
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- かたkata
- -かた-kata
- -がた-gata
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 方 · 30 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 方かた | かた | -- honorific form for 人 (ひと) --; way of doing | N5 |
| 夕方ゆうがた | ゆうがた | late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening | N5 |
| 仕方しかた | しかた | way (of doing something) | N4 |
| 両方りょうほう | りょうほう | both sides, both parties | N4 |
| 一方いっぽう | いっぽう | on the other hand; meanwhile | N3 |
| 方々かたがた | かたがた | persons | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 味方みかた | みかた | ally, supporter | N3 |
| 地方ちほう | ちほう | area, locality, region | N3 |
| 方ほう | ほう | side | N3 |
| 方向ほうこう | ほうこう | direction, course, way | N3 |
| 方法ほうほう | ほうほう | method, means, technique | N3 |
| 方々ほうぼう | ほうぼう | here and there, everywhere | N3 |
| 明け方あけがた | あけがた | dawn | N2 |
| 仕方がないしかたがない | しかたがない | it can't be helped, it's inevitable | N2 |
| 正方形せいほうけい | せいほうけい | square | N2 |
| 長方形ちょうほうけい | ちょうほうけい | rectangle, oblong | N2 |
| 方角ほうがく | ほうがく | direction, way | N2 |
| 方言ほうげん | ほうげん | dialect | N2 |
| 方針ほうしん | ほうしん | objective, plan, policy | N2 |
| 方程式ほうていしき | ほうていしき | equation | N2 |
| 方面ほうめん | ほうめん | direction; area | N2 |
| 行方ゆくえ | ゆくえ | one's whereabouts | N2 |
| 遠方えんぽう | えんぽう | long way, distant place | N1 |
| 大方おおかた | おおかた | almost all, majority | N1 |
| 他方たほう | たほう | another side, on the other hand | N1 |
| 平方へいほう | へいほう | square (e.g., meter, square) | N1 |
| 方策ほうさく | ほうさく | plan, policy | N1 |
| 方式ほうしき | ほうしき | form, method, system | N1 |
| 目方めかた | めかた | weight | N1 |
| 立方りっぽう | りっぽう | cube | N1 |
Example sentence
次の方どうぞ。
つぎのかたどうぞ
Next person, please.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #150224 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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