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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

方ほう

N3
ほう hou
  1. side
noun

Chinese meanings

一方;方向

Examples

  • ジョンの方ほうが二ふた人りのうちで背せが高たかい。
    John is the taller of the two.
    约翰是两人中较高的那个。
  • このうち大だい事じなのは後こう者しゃの方ほうです。
    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"
  }
}