音読み: ホウ
訓読み: かた
画数: 4
部首: ほう（方）
Meaning
Direction / Way / Person (polite)
- 夕方 — evening
- 味方 — ally
- 読み方 — way of reading
- 方向 — direction
- 方法 — method, way
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- 方角 — compass direction
- 方面 — area, direction
- 方式 — style, system
- 地方 — region, locality
- 遠方 — distant place
- 他方 — the other side, another direction
- 行方 — whereabouts, outcome
方 shows the tip of a flag or weapon pointing in a direction. Over time, it came to mean direction or side. It is also used as a respectful way to refer to people.