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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
- —かんばん方式just-in-time inventory management; JIT
- —した方が良いhad better do so
- —した方がよいhad better do so
- —四方反かんなwooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
- —一方そのころmeanwhile; at the same time
- —八方丸く治まるto end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
- —四方反りかんなwooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
- —方が宜しければif you need; if it is necessary
- —線型微分方程式linear differential equation
- —他に方法が無いthere's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
- —他に方法は無いthere's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
- —処方せん医薬品prescription drug; prescription medication
- —八方丸くおさまるto end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
- —ほかに方法がないthere's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
- —ほかに方法はないthere's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
- —非線型微分方程式nonlinear differential equation
- —明後日の方を向くto face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
- —明後日の方向を向くto face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
- —女房と畳は新しい方がいいwives and tatami mats are best when new
- —女房と畳は新しい方がよいwives and tatami mats are best when new
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