# 方 direction / method / person

(beret) + ク (katakana 'ku')
★★★★☆
4 strokes
JERK STRONG
a big JERK - it also means METHOD and PERSON.
Although, not so bad if you look at the equivalent English: When you want to learn how to use your new toy, you do what? Read the DIRECTIONS.

## Onyomi

HOU |

## Mnemonic

| You go in that direction of a a fine-looking HOE who is wearin' a beret!

## Kunyomi

かた | two meanings: 1) method. 2) a somewhat formal, polite term for　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ (i.e. 日本の方 means 'a person from Japan') F ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

xxx 方(かた) | way to do xxx ★★★★★ SUF SUFFIX meaning, 'way to do.' for instance, ギターを弾く； means 'to play the guitar.' so,ギターの弾き方； means 'the way to play the guitar.'
方法(ほうほう) | method ★★★★☆ 方 (direction / method / person) + 法 (law) = 方法 (method )
仕方(しかた) | way to do something ★★★★☆ 仕 (work) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 仕方 (way to do something) Most often used in the negative: 'Shikata ga nai.' as in, 'fuck it.'
方向(ほうこう) | direction ★★★★☆ 方 (direction / method / person) + 向 (turn to face) = 方向 (direction)
一方(いっぽう) に | one-sided ★★☆☆☆ 一 (one) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 一方 (one-sided) one-sided, one-way. Often used in the phrase : xxx 一方だ！ (meaning, more and more xxx - i.e. "more and more hot", "more and more popular," etc.)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
方 | direction / method / person | HEAD |
万 | 10000 | EVEN ON TOP |

方 means 'person', so naturally it has a little 'head' stiking up on top - you can think of that as the person's beret!
万 is a number, so naturally it has NO HEAD. It's EVEN on top - which makes sense because 10,000 is an even number.

## Used In

- 訪
- 妨
- 肪
- 坊
- 遊
- 房
- 放
- 激
- 旅
- 敷
- 族
- 旗
- 施
- 防

## Synonyms

idiom, expression 表現 慣用句 格言 ことわざ 方言 xxx弁
on the other hand その反面、xxx xxx一方 他方で yyy
point of view 立場 見方 味方 世界観 彼にして見ればxxx
technique xxxし方 xxxやり方 技術 技 手法 手段
tone of voice 調子 口調 喋り方
way to do 方法 仕方