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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

Words that use 方
WordReadingMeaningLevel
方かた-- honorific form for 人 (ひと) --; way of doingN5
夕方ゆうがたlate afternoon (typically just before dinner time), eveningN5
仕方しかたway (of doing something)N4
両方りょうほうboth sides, both partiesN4
一方いっぽうon the other hand; meanwhileN3
方々かたがたpersonsN3
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More words that use 方
WordReadingMeaningLevel
味方みかたally, supporterN3
地方ちほうarea, locality, regionN3
方ほうsideN3
方向ほうこうdirection, course, wayN3
方法ほうほうmethod, means, techniqueN3
方々ほうぼうhere and there, everywhereN3
明け方あけがたdawnN2
仕方がないしかたがないit can't be helped, it's inevitableN2
正方形せいほうけいsquareN2
長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle, oblongN2
方角ほうがくdirection, wayN2
方言ほうげんdialectN2
方針ほうしんobjective, plan, policyN2
方程式ほうていしきequationN2
方面ほうめんdirection; areaN2
行方ゆくえone's whereaboutsN2
遠方えんぽうlong way, distant placeN1
大方おおかたalmost all, majorityN1
他方たほうanother side, on the other handN1
平方へいほうsquare (e.g., meter, square)N1
方策ほうさくplan, policyN1
方式ほうしきform, method, systemN1
目方めかたweightN1
立方りっぽうcubeN1

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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