Kanji: 方

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	方 Radical name: ほう
Meaning:	Direction, person, alternative
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 50 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	方(かた)	person, way of doing
N5	夕方(ゆうがた)	evening
N4	仕方(しかた)	method
N4	両方(りょうほう)	both sides
N4	泳(およ)ぎ方(かた)	way of swimming
N3	一方(いっぽう)	(1) on the other hand, (2) meanwhile, (3) only, simple, in turn
N3	方々(かたがた)	persons, this and that, here and there, everywhere
N3	地方(ちほう)	area, locality, district, region, the coast
N3	方(ほう)	side
N3	方向(ほうこう)	direction, course, way
N3	方法(ほうほう)	method, manner, way, means, technique
N3	方々(ほうぼう)	this and that, here and there, everywhere
N3	味方(みかた)	friend, ally, supporter
N2	明(あ)け方(がた)	dawn
N2	正方形(せいほうけい)	square
N2	長方形(ちょうほうけい)	rectangle, oblong
N2	方角(ほうがく)	direction, way, compass point
N2	方言(ほうげん)	dialect
N2	方針(ほうしん)	objective, plan, policy
N2	方程式(ほうていしき)	equation
N2	方面(ほうめん)	direction, district, field (e.g., of study)
N1	彼方此方(あちこち)	here and there
N1	彼方(あちら)	1. there, yonder, that
N1	彼方此方(あちらこちら)	here and there
N1	遠方(えんぽう)	long way, distant place
N1	大方(おおかた)	perhaps, almost all, majority
N1	地方(じかた)	area, locality, district, region, the coast
N1	外方(そっぽ)	look (or turn) the other way
N1	立方(たちかた)	dancing (geisha)
N1	他方(たほう)	another side, different direction, (on) the other hand
N1	何方(どちら)	which, who
N1	何方(どなた)	who?
N1	平方(へいほう)	square (e.g. metre), square
N1	方策(ほうさく)	plan, policy
N1	方式(ほうしき)	form, method, system
N1	見方(みかた)	viewpoint
N1	目方(めかた)	weight