EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    direction; way

    その物体は光を放ちながら南の方角へ飛んで行った。
    The object flew away to the south, giving out flashes of light.
  2. point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing

    see 方位

  3. method; means; approach

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

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

Kun
かど、つの
On
カク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
805 of 2500
Radical
horn
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

い、す、すみ、ずみ、ふさ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2n5.1The Kanji Dictionary
2722.7Four corner code
2545deroo
89d2Unicode hex code
1-19-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4301Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5543New Nelson (John Haig)
2047New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2541Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1812Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1953Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
714A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
547Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
273Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35003Morohashi
243A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
473Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
481Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173sakade
891Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
97henshall3
138Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
716Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1650Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao3, jia3, jue2Pinyin reading
gagKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level