EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    policy; course; plan (of action); principle

    方針は2つの意見の間をあれこれとぐらついた。
    The policy fluctuated between two opinions.
  2. magnetic needle

    orig. meaningsee 磁針

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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

からなたふさまさみち

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

needle, pin, staple, stinger

Kun
はり
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
505 of 2500
Radical
gold
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
8a2.3The Kanji Dictionary
8410.0Four corner code
2855deroo
91ddUnicode hex code
1-31-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4817Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6218New Nelson (John Haig)
1666New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1092Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1488Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
274Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
292Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
573A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1407Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40165Morohashi
905A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
341Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
341Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
974Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
916henshall3
907Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
729Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1809Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
chimKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level