方 fāng
adjective | radical 70
: square
: direction
: locality
: upright; honest
Kun Reading
方 | え e
suffix
: rough indicator of location, direction, time
方 | へ he (OR e)
noun
: shore (of the sea)
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time,
方 | かた kata
noun
: direction; way
: (Honorific) person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of
: (Noun suffix) care of…
: person in charge of…
: side (e.g. “on my mother’s side”)
お方 | おかた okata: this lady or gentleman
方 | がた gata
suffix
: honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
: around (the time that, etc.); about
On Reading
方 | ほうhou
noun
: direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
: side (of an argument, etc.); one’s part
: type; category
: field (of study)
: indicates one side of a comparison
: way; method; manner; means
: length (of each side of a square)
