ほう
Meanings
Noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.
3. type; category
4. field (of study, etc.)
5. indicates one side of a comparison
6. way; method; manner; means
7. length (of each side of a square)
Kanji used
way
Pitch accent
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (99 in total)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
had better ...; had better not ...
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
Examples (200 in total)
I like rhubarb tarts more than apricot tarts.
I prefer black.
This one's cuter.