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方

Direction

WaniKani level 3JLPT N4Joyo grade 2Top 500 ¡ #464 strokes

Meanings

Direction, Person, Alternative

On'yomi

ほう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

かた、 -かた、 -がた

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 方

方 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

方 (Direction) is taught on WaniKani at level 3 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #46 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.

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