字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE鐵122.3 (商)
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Tools & Weapons
方
方 direction, way, square
ほう hou
4 strokesRadical of 1 kanjiPart of 15
Your ink in 方0% painted · 0 of 1 familiar
Origin · sourced
Possibly the original character of 旁 (“side”), with its form related to 巫. 巫 depicts four extremities with indicator symbols, being the original character of 荒 in 四荒.
Source: Wiktionary, 方 (rev. 92535814), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Which way do we go? This radical is all about orientation, perspective, and the path forward. Whether it represents a compass "direction," a specific "method/way" of doing things, or the perfect shape of a "square," "hou" provides the coordinates for our physical and mental journeys. It brings the clarity of purpose and the precise definition of space to any character it guides.”
一覧
Every kanji with 方 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 1 kanji