This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、かた、-かた、-がた
Romaji: hou, kata, -kata, -gata
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: から、な、なた、ふさ、まさ、みち、も、わ
Romaji: kara, na, nata, fusa, masa, michi, mo, wa
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Meanings

direction, person, alternative

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  70
Frequency:  46
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-2
Korean Reading:  bang
Chinese Reading:  fang1
Unicode:  65b9
JIS:  4A7D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1963
Nelson Index: 2082
New Nelson Index: 2389
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4h0.1
Four Corner Index: 0022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 204
Gakken Index: 28
Japanese Names Index: 85
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13620
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0654
Remembering the kanji Index: 490
Busy People Index: 2.5
Kanji Way Index: 25
Kanji Flashcards Index: 182
Kodansha Compact Index: 957
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 223
Kanji in Context Index: 43
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1243
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1709
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 501
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 529
Essential Kanji Index: 26
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2459
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 445
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 138
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 102

Words

一方 (いっぽう)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
行方 (ゆくえ)
(one's) whereabouts; outcome
後方 (こうほう)
behind; in the rear; in back
前方 (ぜんぽう)
forward; frontward; rectangular front
西方 (せいほう、さいほう、にしがた)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
一方 (ひとかた)
one person; (often in negative form) ordinary; common
行き方 (いきかた、ゆきかた)
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
前方 (まえかた)
previously; some time ago
考え方 (かんがえかた)
way of thinking
上方 (じょうほう)
upper part; upper region
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