方 — direction, method, person
かた
方
direction
かた
U+65B9
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #46
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #490
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #70
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Meanings
- direction
- method
- person
Readings
- On'yomi
- ほう hou
- Kun'yomi
- かた kata がた gata
word
かた ・がた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
方
kata
person (polite)
考
え
方
kangaekata
way of thinking
方
々
katagata
people (polite plural)
夕
方
yuugata
evening
や
り
方
yarikata
way of doing
あ
り
方
arikata
the way something should be
言
い
方
iikata
way of saying
生
き
方
ikikata
way of life
書
き
方
kakikata
way of writing
作
り
方
tsukurikata
way of making
読
み
方
yomikata
way of reading
親
方
oyakata
master
上
方
kamigata
Kyoto area
話
し
方
hanashikata
way of speaking
大
方
ookata
mostly
お
方
okata
person (honorific)
こ
の
方
konokata
since
朝
方
asagata
early morning
見
方
mikata
viewpoint
相
手
方
aitegata
the other party
ほう ・ぽう・ぼう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
地
方
chihou
region
一
方
ippou
one side
前
方
zenpou
front
当
方
touhou
our side
後
方
kouhou
rear
方
言
hougen
dialect
先
方
senpou
the other party
一
方
で
ippoude
on the other hand
東
方
touhou
the east
北
方
hoppou
northern
下
方
kahou
lower direction
南
方
nanpou
southern direction
四
方
shihou
all directions
三
方
sanbou
three sides
八
方
happou
all sides
方
が
い
い
hougaii
had better ... (after past tense verb)
立
方
メ
ー
ト
ル
rippoumeetoru
cubic meter
方
が
よ
い
hougayoi
had better ... (after past tense verb)
遠
方
enpou
distant place
方
角
hougaku
direction
正
方
形
seihoukei
square
西
方
seihou
western direction
長
方
形
chouhoukei
rectangle
方
向
houkou
direction
方
式
houshiki
method
両
方
ryouhou
both sides
漢
方
薬
kanpouyaku
Chinese herbal medicine
一
方
的
ippouteki
one-sided
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Words by frequency and grade
97 wordsEach dot is a word containing 方: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 37 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.