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  • 切
  • 戸

3 方 Direction

Alternative Meanings

Way

Radical Combination

  • 方 Direction

Readings

On’yomi

ほう

Kun’yomi

かた

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

The radical and the kanji for direction are the same! Huzzah!

There is also another meaning too, though. This can also mean way as well. Think of it this way: When you move in one direction in your life, you are developing your own way. "The way of [your name here]."

Hints

The only direction you need to go in is forward, it's always the right way.

Reading Mnemonic

What direction do you always know? Which direction do you always want to go? Home (ほう). Something about your home always stays with you, no matter how far away you go. So if you're lost and you don't know which direction to go, just think of home!

Hints

Close your eyes and picture your home in your mind. Can you tell which direction it is from where you are?

Visually Similar Kanji

  • 万
    • まん
    • Ten Thousand

Found In Vocabulary

  • 方
    • かた
    • Way
  • 仕方
    • しかた
    • Method
  • 見方
    • みかた
    • Way Of Seeing
  • 両方
    • りょうほう
    • Both
  • 仕方がない
    • しかたがない
    • Can't Be H...
  • 方言
    • ほうげん
    • Dialect
  • 方向
    • ほうこう
    • Direction
  • 東方
    • とうほう
    • Eastward
  • 作り方
    • つくりかた
    • How To Make
  • 言い方
    • いいかた
    • Way Of Saying
  • 考え方
    • かんがえかた
    • Way Of Thi...
  • 読み方
    • よみかた
    • Reading
  • 味方
    • みかた
    • Ally
  • 使い方
    • つかいかた
    • How To Use
  • 話し方
    • はなしかた
    • Way Of Spe...
  • 方法
    • ほうほう
    • Method
  • 薬方
    • やくほう
    • Prescription
  • 書き方
    • かきかた
    • Penmanship
  • 方向音痴
    • ほうこうおんち
    • No Sense O...
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