方

Meaning

Direction, way, person (polite) · dirección, manera, persona

Readings

• On (音読み): ホウ
• Kun (訓読み): かた

Example words

• 方（かた）— person (polite)
• ～方（かた）— way of doing (読み方)
• 方法（ほうほう）— method

Structure

Radical 方 (ほう・かたへん · Direction, square) · 4 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Verb stem + 方: 読み方, 使い方 (how to). Also ～ほうがいい (better to). あの方 = polite "that person".