ホウ
Meanings
Noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.
3. type; category
4. field (of study, etc.)
5. indicates one side of a comparison
6. way; method; manner; means
7. length (of each side of a square)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (89 in total)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
way; destination; reason
you (referring to one's inferior)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions; four sides (of a square)
both parties; both sides
lower region; lower part; region below
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
end; limit; limits
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
both; both sides; both parties
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions; four sides (of a square)
law; rule
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
western direction
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
form; method; system; formula
had better; is advisable
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
plan; policy
dialect; provincialism
I; we; our part
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
square formation (of troops); magic square
methodology
our side; we
upper part; upper region; region above
left side
every direction
square (e.g. metre)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
means; method; art; magic
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
this one; this way; this method
lateral; sideways; (from) side to side
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
rectitude
this side; in the forefront
way; means
convalescence
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
feces; excrement; number two
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
squares and circles; square and round shapes
procedural; methodical
present time; now; nowadays
inside; your wife
if you need; if it is necessary
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
a square ri
plan; device; scheme; thoughts or suggestions about a law
prescription
secret method; secret recipe; (prescription for a) secret medicine
landgrave
wives and tatami mats are best when new
wives and tatami mats are best when new
healing method
dialectal pronunciation
the whole area
traditional Japanese medicine
Japanese Pharmacopeia
method of use
square-shaped collar (of some traditional Japanese clothing)
kanji "direction" radical at left (radical 70)
Antarctic region; south polar region
square drill; regular pyramid
compound drug
isotropic
seven disguises of the ninja
anisotropic
transverse parity check
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
quadrate bone
me; mine
sorcerer (in ancient China); (hermit) wizard
magical art (esp. related to medicine)
Examples (200 in total)
I like rhubarb tarts more than apricot tarts.
I prefer black.
This one's cuter.