EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 6
  1. Noun

    direction; orientation; bearing; way

    チーズの棚はどちらの方向にありますか。
    Which way is the cheese shelf?
  2. course (e.g. of action)

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Kun
む.く、む.い、-む.き、む.ける、-む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
182 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こお、た、な、むか、むかい、むこう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3d3.10The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
849deroo
5411Unicode hex code
1-24-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
101Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
712New Nelson (John Haig)
3052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3790Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2627Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
195Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
312Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
215Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3301Morohashi
278A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
199Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213sakade
402Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
294henshall3
266Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
192crowley
557Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
319Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
186Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang4Pinyin reading
hyang, sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level