Kanji方
Readingぽう
Frequency6%
Used in (85 in total)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
the other; the other one
distant place; faraway location; far away
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
three sides; small offering stand
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
Chinese herbal medicine
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
to try all possible means
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
Northern Territories (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan); Southern Kuril Islands
everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
products of the south seas
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre
worlds of the ten directions
staring at or watching all sides
Southern Buddhism (as practised in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
limitless time and space
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute
many lands; many means
Great Northern War (1700-1721)
left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field
one weak group can defend; one group of weak stones doesn't die
Northern Chinese; Mandarin
forward compatible; upward compatible
forward compatibility; upward compatibility
Northern Territories Affairs Administration
large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
cubic close packing; cubic closest packing
haüyne; hauynite
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
Northern Buddhism (as practiced in East Asia)
Boreoeutheria (clade of placental mammals); Boreotheria; boreoeutherians
to the satisfaction of all parties; all sides being happy and satisfied