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Kanji Detail for 方 - "direction, region, method"

方

  • Meaning

    方 means "direction, region, method."

    1. Direction - Orientation; compass point.

    2. Destination - Where one is heading.

    3. Region - A rural area; a locality.

    4. Square - A rectangular shape.

    5. Correct - Proper; straight; orderly.

    6. To line up - To arrange; to align.

    7. To compare - To contrast; to measure against.

    8. Method - Way; technique; skill.

    9. Time - A period; an occasion.

    10. Squared - Multiplied by itself.

    11. Title - A polite term for others.

    12. Person in charge - One responsible.

  • Words using 方

    • 一方 いっぽう Listen one (esp. of two); the other; one way
    • 地方 ちほう Listen district; region; area
    • 方向 ほうこう Listen direction; orientation; bearing
    • 方法 ほうほう Listen method; way; manner
    • 方針 ほうしん Listen policy; course; plan (of action)
    • 見方 みかた Listen viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something)
    • 北方 ほっぽう Listen the north; northward; northern direction
    • 双方 そうほう Listen both parties; both sides

  • Four-character idioms with 方

    • 一方通行 いっぽうつうこう Listen one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
    • 八方美人 はっぽうびじん Listen everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody
    • 円鑿方枘 えんさくほうぜい Listen round peg in a square hole
    • 品行方正 ひんこうほうせい Listen irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
    • 四方八方 しほうはっぽう Listen all directions; every direction; all sides
    • 四里四方 よりよほう Listen large area; Edo

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    • Verified meaning: direction, region, method
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あたる, かた, ただし, たもつ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 方

    Given names 方(ただし)Listen 方(たもつ)Listen 方(ほう)Listen 方(まさし)Listen 方(まさに)Listen

    Surnames 方(あたる)Listen 方(かた)Listen 方(とくかた)Listen 方(ばん)Listen 方(ぱん)Listen 方(ふおん)Listen 方(ほん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    direction; person; alternative

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a square, rectangle; a region; local

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Fang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    square, rectangle; side; region; flag

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Things with straight and regular form are called 方. People with upright character are also called 方. Such as 方正 (upright). | The four directions. East, west, south, north are called the four directions. Also generally refers to a place. Such as 何方 (what place), 遐方 (distant place). | Morality, principles. Such as 有玷官方 (to disgrace official principles), 義方有訓 (proper moral instruction). | Arts and techniques. Such as 方士 (practitioner of arts), 方技 (technical skills). Both refer to those skilled in certain arts. | Medicinal prescriptions are called 方. Such as 禁方 (secret prescription), 單方 (single-ingredient prescription). Colloquially, the paper written by doctors is called 方子. | To disobey. Such as 方命, from "Mencius." | A particle. Meaning "just now" or "currently." Being in the midst of something is called 方今. Also means "about to," as in 方且. Also means "just," as in 方可. | In mathematics, the product of self-multiplication is called 方. Such as 乘方 (to raise to a power), 開方 (to extract a root).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    gata(がた) がた

    kata(かた) かた

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    方 (ho・hohen・katahen)

  • Related Keywords

    direction method region destination arrangement comparison correct honorific shape squared time timing way square side manner

Sentences including 方

  • I do not know how to drive a car.

  • A little more to the right , so !

  • She stood looking out toward the sea.

  • Both of the means are dangerous.

  • This one is prettier.

  • I supported her even against my father.

  • You had better not smoke while on duty.

  • You had better leave there on monday.

  • I like coffee better.

  • I see a red car ahead.

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