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JLPT N44画 · 4 strokesradical

direction, side, method, person

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホウ
  • ボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かた
  • かた.る
  • かた.い

Meanings across languages

English
direction, side, method, person
Tiếng Việt
phương hướng, phương pháp, người
日本語
方向, 方法, 方

Common compounds

  • 方向ほうこうdirection
  • 方法ほうほうmethod, way
  • 方言ほうげんdialect
  • 方々かたがたpeople, everyone

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