方 is the Japanese kanji for direction, person, alternative. It is written with 4 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is かた、-かた、-がた and its on reading is ホウ.
Stroke order
Words with 方
- 方direction, way, side
- 方がいいhad better ...
- 一方one (esp. of two), the other, one way
- 見方viewpoint, point of view, way of looking (at something)
- 方向direction, orientation, bearing
- 方針policy, course, plan (of action)
Practice 方 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.