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 |