方 Kanji – direction
The Japanese kanji 方 can mean direction, person, alternative.
Meaning and Readings
How is 方 read?
方 has the onyomi reading ホウ and the kunyomi readings かた, -かた, -がた.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hou, kata, gata.
Common Japanese Words Using 方
These common Japanese words contain 方. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- あの方（あのかた） — that gentleman, that lady, he, she
- 此方（こちら） — this way, this direction
- 其方（そちら） — that way, that direction
- 何方も（どちらも） — both
- 何方でも（どなたでも） — anyone
- やり方（やりかた） — way (of doing), manner, method, means
- 一方（いっぽう） — one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party
- 一方通行（いっぽうつうこう） — one-way traffic
- 一方的（いっぽうてき） — one-sided, unilateral, arbitrary
- 右方（うほう） — right side