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方 kanji
direction, person, alternative
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
ホウ
Kun readings
かた-かた-がた
Words with 方
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4両方Popularboth; both sides; both parties
- N3方Populardirection; way; side; area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way; method; manner; means; length (of each side of a square)
- N3一方Popularone (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
- N3地方Populardistrict; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area; civilian society
- N3方向Populardirection; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)
- N3方法Popularmethod; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
- N3方々Popularhere and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
- N2方角Populardirection; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing; method; means; approach
- N2方言Populardialect; provincialism
- N2方針Popularpolicy; course; plan (of action); principle; magnetic needle
- N2方面Populardirection; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter; aspect; angle
- N2正方形Popularsquare
- N2長方形Popularrectangle; oblong
- N2方程式Popularequation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
- N1遠方Populardistant place; faraway location; far away
- N1他方Popularone (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; on the other hand
- N1平方Popularsquare (e.g. metre)
- N1方策Popularplan; measure; means; scheme; policy
- N1方式Popularform; method; system; formula
- —右方Popularright side; style of Japanese court music
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