方

Meanings

1. direction; way
2. person; lady; gentleman
3. method of; manner of; way of
4. care of ...
5. person in charge of ...

Part of speech: noun, noun (suffix)

Kanji

• 方

  Meanings

  direction, person, alternative

  On reading

  ホウ

  Kun reading

  かた、-かた、-がた

  Strokes

  4

Example sentences

• グリーン夫人は、私の子供たちが歌を習っている方ですが、今度の日曜に独唱会を開く予定です。

  Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.

  Tatoeba #225511 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• その少年はカーブの投げ方を知っている。

  The boy knows how to throw a curve.

  Tatoeba #209139 · CC BY 2.0 FR