Today’s Kanji is “方” (hou); Kanji for “direction”.
Handwritten Kanji “方” (hou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “方”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 方 | ホウ かた | hou kata | 4 | 方 | direction |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “方”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 方角 | ほうがく | hougaku | Direction |
| 方向音痴 | ほうこうおんち | houkouonchi | Terrible with directions |
| おはしの持ち方 | おはしのもちかた | ohashinomochikata | How to hold chopsticks |
