方

Meaning

方 centers on pointing or facing a particular way: a direction, a side, or a method. The 'person' sense is a polite way to refer to someone by their direction or side, and 'alternative' extends the idea of choosing one direction over another.

• 方ほう
  N5

  direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)

• 方かた
  N4

  direction; way

• 貴方あなた
  N5

  you

• 方法ほうほう
  N4

  method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure

• 一方いっぽう
  N3

  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

• 仕方しかた
  N4

  way; method; means; resource; course

• 地方ちほう
  N3

  district; region; area; locality

• 方向ほうこう
  N3

  direction; orientation; bearing; way

• 両方りょうほう
  N4

  both; both sides; both parties

• 使い方つかいかた
  N5

  way of using (something); way to use; how to use; usage; use

• やり方やりかた
  N1

  way (of doing); manner; method; means

• 貴方あんた

  you

• 方針ほうしん
  N2

  policy; course; plan (of action); principle

• 味方みかた
  N3

  friend; ally; supporter

• 考え方かんがえかた

  way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude

• 方式ほうしき
  N1

  form; method; system; formula

• 方々かたがた
  N3

  people; (all) persons; everyone; ladies and gentlemen

• 方々ほうぼう
  N2

  here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

• 夕方ゆうがた
  N5

  early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

• 方面ほうめん
  N2

  direction; district; area

• 行方ゆくえ
  N2

  (one's) whereabouts

• 言い方いいかた
  N1

  way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

• 東方とうほう

  eastern direction

• 見方みかた
  N2

  viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); view; angle

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