Vocabulary

What does 方 (ほう, hou) mean?

方 (ほう, hou) means direction, side, way.

Quick facts
Readingほう
Romajihou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ほう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhou

direction, side, way

  1. 1noun direction; way; side
  2. 2noun side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
  3. 3noun type; category
  4. 4noun field (of study, etc.)
  5. 5noun indicates one side of a comparison

Example sentences

  • This one is cheaper.

  • Going by train is faster.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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