KANJIDAMAGE

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方 direction / method / person

(beret) + ク (katakana 'ku')
★★★★☆
4 strokes
JERKSTRONG
a big JERK - it also means METHOD and PERSON.
Although, not so bad if you look at the equivalent English: When you want to learn how to use your new toy, you do what? Read the DIRECTIONS.

Onyomi

HOU

Mnemonic

You go in that direction of a a fine-looking HOE who is wearin' a beret!

Kunyomi

かた two meanings:

1) method.

2) a somewhat formal, polite term for　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ (i.e. 日本の方 means 'a person from Japan') F
★★★★☆

Jukugo

xxx 方(かた)

way to do xxx ★★★★★ SUF

SUFFIX meaning, 'way to do.' for instance, ギターを弾く； means 'to play the guitar.' so,ギターの弾き方； means 'the way to play the guitar.'
方法(ほうほう)

method ★★★★☆
方 (direction / method / person) + 法 (law) = 方法 (method )

仕方(しかた)

way to do something ★★★★☆
仕 (work) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 仕方 (way to do something)

Most often used in the negative: 'Shikata ga nai.' as in, 'fuck it.'
方向(ほうこう)

direction ★★★★☆
方 (direction / method / person) + 向 (turn to face) = 方向 (direction)

一方(いっぽう) に

one-sided ★★☆☆☆
一 (one) + 方 (direction / method / person) = 一方 (one-sided)

one-sided, one-way. Often used in the phrase : xxx 一方だ！ (meaning, more and more xxx - i.e. "more and more hot", "more and more popular," etc.)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
方 direction / method / person HEAD
万 10000 EVEN ON TOP

方 means 'person', so naturally it has a little 'head' stiking up on top - you can think of that as the person's beret!
万 is a number, so naturally it has NO HEAD. It's EVEN on top - which makes sense because 10,000 is an even number.

Used In

Synonyms

idiom, expression
表現    慣用句    格言    ことわざ 方言    xxx弁   
on the other hand
その反面、xxx    xxx一方    他方で yyy   
point of view
立場    見方    味方    世界観    彼にして見ればxxx   
technique
xxxし方    xxxやり方    技術    技    手法    手段   
tone of voice
調子    口調    喋り方   
way to do
方法    仕方