方 — direction, method, person
かた
方
direction
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
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
Meanings
- direction
- method
- person
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).
ほう ・ぽう 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
方
向
houkou
direction
方
式
houshiki
method
両
方
ryouhou
both sides
方
面
houmen
direction
他
方
tahou
the other side
平
方
メ
ー
ト
ル
heihoumeetoru
square meter
方
法
houhou
method
地
方
自
治
体
chihoujichitai
local government
方
位
houi
direction
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.
え e 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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.