方
direction · person · alternative
Details
Stroke Order
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape spreading left and right. Direction, method.
Symbolism
Direction, method, region. Represents orientation and approach.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一方通行
いっぽうつうこう
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided; one-way traffic
四方八方
しほうはっぽう
in all directions; in all directions
八方美人
はっぽうびじん
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; everybody's friend
方向転換
ほうこうてんかん
change of course; change of course
品行方正
ひんこうほうせい
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals; irreproachable conduct
西方浄土
さいほうじょうど
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
賢良方正
けんりょうほうせい
wise and virtuous; good and able men; wise and virtuous
円鑿方枘
えんさくほうぜい
round peg in a square hole; round peg in a square hole
四里四方
よりよほう
large area; four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo; large area
方底円蓋
ほうていえんがい
being a (total) mismatch; not fitting together; being ill-suited; being a (total) mismatch
嘘も方便
うそもほうべん
Even lies can be expedient; Sometimes a lie is justified for a good purpose
Poetry
わたの原 こぎ出でてみれば 久方の 雲ゐにまがふ 冲つ白波
Poem #76 from Hyakunin Isshu
ほととぎす 鳴きつる方を ながむれば ただありあけの 月ぞ残れる
Poem #81 from Hyakunin Isshu