Hanja Analyzer
方

方 — bang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
모[棱] 방
Romanization
bang
English
a square, rectangle; a region; local
Mandarin
fāng
Japanese on'yomi
ホウ, ボウ, モウ
Japanese kun'yomi
かた -かた -がた
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 2
Newspaper frequency
#46 of 2,500
Strokes
4
Radical
方 (70, 0 residual)
Unicode
U+65B9

Korean example words with 方

  • 각방各方 Korean gloss: 여러 방면
  • 근방近方 Korean gloss: 가까운 곳
  • 북방北方 Korean gloss: 북쪽 지방
  • 타방他方 Korean gloss: 다른 지방
  • 하방下方 Korean gloss: 아래쪽의 방향
  • 방형方形 Korean gloss: 네모반듯한 모양
  • 행방行方 Korean gloss: 간 곳이나 방향
  • 시방時方 Korean gloss: 말하는 바로 이때
  • 향방向方 Korean gloss: 향하여 나가는 방향
  • 방식方式 Korean gloss: 일정한 방법이나 형식
  • 서방西方 Korean gloss: 서유럽의 자유주의 국가
  • 원방遠方 Korean gloss: 먼 지방. 또는 먼 곳

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 方

  • 一方いっぽう one (esp. of two); the other; one way
  • 見方みかた viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something)
  • 地方ちほう district; region; area
  • 方向ほうこう direction; orientation; bearing
  • 方針ほうしん policy; course; plan (of action)
  • 方法ほうほう method; way; manner
  • 行方ゆくえ (one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed
  • 双方そうほう both parties; both sides
  • 方式ほうしき form; method; system
  • 北方ほっぽう the north; northward; northern direction
  • 考え方かんがえかた way of thinking; point of view; opinion
  • 仕方しかた way; method; means

Characters sharing the phonetic 方

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “방” in Korean.

Other hanja read “방”

Other hanja with radical 方

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