漢字城 Kanji Fortress

方 direction

Also: person

On'yomi
ホウ
Kun'yomi
かた
Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
方 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A lid (亠) tipped over with a hook trailing off to one side, like a weather vane pointing the direction you should go; politely, it also points out a person.

A common word

  • 方法 ほうほう method

Example sentences

  • えきはどちらのほうですか。

    Which direction is the station?

  • あのかたはせんせいです。

    That person is a teacher.

Kanji that share a part

亠 is a component. 35 kanji share it in all.