direction, person, way of

Example words

• 方(ほう)direction
• 方法(ほうほう)way, method
• 方面(ほうめん)direction, area
• 話(はな)し 方(かた)way of speaking
• 方(かた)person (polite)

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

• あの 方(かた)that person (polite)Lesson 1
• 読(よ)み 方(かた)how to read, readingLesson 14
• 〜方(かた)way of ~Lesson 14

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.