EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 11
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    friend; ally; supporter

    私は民主主義の味方だ。
    I am on the side of democracy.
  2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    taking sides (with); supporting; standing by; backing up

Also written 身方【みかた】、御方【みかた】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

flavor, taste

Kun
あじ、あじ.わう
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
442 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3d5.3The Kanji Dictionary
6509.0Four corner code
3764deroo
5473Unicode hex code
1-44-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
913Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
766New Nelson (John Haig)
274New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
325Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
206Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
219Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
233Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
295A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
572Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
339Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3456Morohashi
393A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
307Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
307Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
516sakade
137Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
415henshall3
315Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
169crowley
311Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
302Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
224Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた、-かた、-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

から、な、なた、ふさ、まさ、みち、も、わ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level