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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
- —六方石rock crystal
- —仕方書recipe
- —方位計direction indicator; heading indicator; compass (esp. non-magnetic)
- —三方錐trigonal pyramid
- —南方録Nanbōroku (1593 text about the tea ceremony based on the teachings of Sen no Rikyū)
- —方丈記An Account of My Hut (1212 collection of essays in the Buddhist eremitic tradition, by Kamo no Chome); The Ten Foot Square Hut
- —一方交通one-way traffic
- —後方地域rear area
- —攻撃方向attacking direction
- —行動方針course of action
- —使用方法how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
- —四方八方all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
- —手前の方this side; in the forefront
- —正方行列square matrix
- —多方面にat many levels
- —東海地方Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
- —東方拡大eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
- —東方教会The Eastern Church
- —八方美人everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flunky; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
- —方向観念sense of direction
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