方
N3ほう hou
- side
noun
Chinese meanings
一方;方向
Examples
- ジョンの方が二人のうちで背が高い。John is the taller of the two.约翰是两人中较高的那个。
- このうち大事なのは後者の方です。Of these it is the latter one that is important.其中重要的是后者。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9dda296d47'); // 方
{
"id": "9dda296d47",
"word": "方",
"reading": "ほう",
"romaji": "hou",
"meanings": [
"side"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1516930,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ジョンの方が二人のうちで背が高い。",
"furigana": "ジョンの{方|ほう}が{二人|ふたり}のうちで{背|せ}が{高|たか}い。",
"en": "John is the taller of the two.",
"tatoeba_id": 215450
},
{
"ja": "このうち大事なのは後者の方です。",
"furigana": "このうち{大事|だいじ}なのは{後者|こうしゃ}の{方|ほう}です。",
"en": "Of these it is the latter one that is important.",
"tatoeba_id": 75362
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "96f531a0041c439c475d14758791d395398a4df6dcb4552227047d6d7833a59d",
"meanings": [
"一方",
"方向"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ジョンの方が二人のうちで背が高い。",
"zh": "约翰是两人中较高的那个。"
},
{
"ja": "このうち大事なのは後者の方です。",
"zh": "其中重要的是后者。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/9dda296d47",
"JMdict ent_seq 1516930; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "b0316c79fd37a9bd28e1fa13f92e2c0e0c7728f33edfea76caad1116836036ad"
}
}