Keyword
way
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig529
Readings
ほう
(53%)
かた
(27%)
ぽう
(6%)
なた
(5%)
がた
(4%)
くえ
(1%)
Composed of
stick
ten thousand
Mnemonic

How did primitive humans mark the way to go? They didn't have language, so they couldn't speak, and they couldn't write. They used sticks! Ten thousand of them to be exact. Just drop a stick every few steps, and everyone will know the way to go!

Used in kanji (40 in total)
tribe
release
intense
play
Used in vocabulary (1154 in total)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
way (of doing); manner; method; means
both; both sides; both parties
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
had better ...; had better not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
way; method; means; resource; course
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
both parties; both sides
you; dear; honey
rear; back; behind
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
lady; gentleman; person
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
you (plural)
had better ...; had better not ...
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
way of calling (something or someone)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
had better ...; had better not ...
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
the other; the other one
distant place; faraway location; far away
form; method; system; formula
dawn; daybreak
way of talking; speaking style
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
lady; nobleman's wife
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
had better do so
direction of travel; direction of movement
way one walks; one's walk
doctors; teachers; lawyers
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
the opposite direction; the other way
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
way of eating; how to eat
prescription (of medicine); formula
district court; local court
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
every direction
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
had better; is advisable
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
three sides; small offering stand
lower region; lower part; region below
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dialect; provincialism
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
every quarter; all sides
care of; c/o
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
logistical support; combat service support
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
way of solving (a problem); solution
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
I; we; our part
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
square metre; square meter
hostile party; enemy side
format; procedure; way of proceeding
work style; way of working
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
a moment ago; just now
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
method of bringing up; method of raising
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
helplessly; reluctantly
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
way of asking; way of listening; listener
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
one's future course
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
District Public Prosecutor's Office
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
Northern Territories (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan); Southern Kuril Islands
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
downward adjustment; downward revision
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
work-style reform; reform of work practices (location, hours, etc.)
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
sense of orientation; sense of direction
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
upward adjustment; upward revision
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)
lady; gentleman; person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
ways of sitting
to point to a direction
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
upper part; upper region; region above
local assemblyperson; local assembly member; local legislator
left side
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
ark (i.e. Noah's)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
faraway; far-off
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
our side; we
square (e.g. metre)
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
square kilometer; square kilometre
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
how to use; method for using; way of using
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
square formation (of troops); magic square
that person; that gentleman; that lady
every direction
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
right side; style of Japanese court music
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
had better do so
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
Chinese herbal medicine
way of listening; listener
kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Structural Reform (periodically released by the Japanese government); (lit.) Big-Boned Policy
presentation techniques; way of showing something
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
regional tournament; local competition
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
local government employee; local civil servant
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
tax allocated to local governments
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we
local (governmental) autonomy
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
there; that way; you
had better; is advisable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
local election; regional elections
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
local public body; local government
local newspaper; regional newspaper
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
way (of doing); manner; method; means
selection process; judging system
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
root; lower part
packhorse driver
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
method; means; technique; mystic arts (of a Taoist hermit or immortal); supernatural techniques; magic
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
way of tying a knot
way; destination; reason
side; lateral direction
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
local tax; council tax
way of living
the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere
talk about various topics
broad policy; overriding principle
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
policeman; thieftaker; method of catching criminals
administrative policy
research methods; method of study (research)
local government finance
hair style; way of dressing hair
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
one person; ordinary; common
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
convalescence
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way; means
sewing method; sewer
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
to try all possible means
Identification, Friend or Foe; IFF
what action to take; what to do with oneself
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
you (singular)
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
friendly plane
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
San'in region; region of western Honshu incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
toward evening
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
this side; in the forefront
keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
dawn; daybreak
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
five directions (center, north, south, east, and west)
our side; we
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
way; method; means; resource; course
policeman; thieftaker; method of catching criminals
both labor and management; both the workers and the employers
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
way of dealing with someone; attitude
production system; production method; manufacturing system
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
unusually; greatly; immensely; exceedingly
simultaneous equations; system of equations
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
prescription drug
directing; orienting; orientating; guiding; aligning
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
local broadcast station
customer; guest
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
graph paper; section paper
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)
one's wife's family; bride's family
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
transmission method; communication system
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
municipal bond; local bond
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
squares and circles; square and round shapes
way; method; means; resource; course
trace; vestige; evidence
local color; local colour
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
municipally operated horse racing
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
method of teaching
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
feces; excrement; number two
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
two-way communication; bidirectional communication
where to?; whither?
setting; placement
Western Church; Western Christianity
both; (not) either
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
present time; now; nowadays
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
propman; sceneshifter
new method; new system
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
procedural; methodical
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
self-employed person (esp. in the construction industry)
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party
test procedure; testing methodology
to settle (a problem)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
coach associated with another coach's stable
bidirectionality; interactivity
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
geographical name; local name
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
inside; (another's) wife
plan; stratagem; measure
end; limit; limits
cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre
it is I who should say so
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
way of swimming
way of dealing with; way of handling
directing; orienting; orientating; guiding; aligning
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
way of wearing; way one wears a garment
square centimeter; square centimetre
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
Kushiro Local Meteorological Observatory
this morning
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
nobles; the upper class
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
way of listening; listener
origami instructions
Takeminakata; Minakatatomi; Takeminakatatomi; deity of military arts and agriculture, son of Ōkuninushi and worshipped at Suwa Grand Shrine
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
way of training; method of bringing up children
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
kitchen manager; chef; cook
plan; device; scheme; thoughts or suggestions about a law
helplessly; reluctantly
way of life; how to live
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
method of ordering; procedures for ordering
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
to settle (a problem)
way of justification, sorting, etc.
everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
direction indicator; heading indicator; compass (esp. non-magnetic)
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
D'Hondt method (apportionment method for allocating seats in parliament)
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
products of the south seas
way of training; method of bringing up children
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
wholesaler; manufacturer; capitalist; financier; investor
counting system; way (manner) of counting
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
regional wholesale market; local wholesale market
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
which way; which direction; where; who
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)
manner of solving
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
Arctic region; the Arctic; north polar region
endemic disease; local disease; Japanese schistosomiasis; oriental schistosomiasis; schistosomiasis japonica
Dog Shogun (nickname of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi)
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
flat-topped burial mound
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
San'yō region; region of western Honshu incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
worlds of the ten directions
prescription; formula (for the preparation of a medicine); recipe
if you need; if it is necessary
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
omnidirectional; all-directional; all-encompassing
everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold
our side; we
local history
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
directional button (on a controller); d-pad button
square ri
coach's name-use license (licence)
(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy
large area; (lit.) four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); Edo
secret method; secret recipe; (prescription for a) secret medicine
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
a moment ago
to improve; to get better; to convalesce
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
talking with gestures
(one's) destination
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
provincial tournament, held outside Tokyo
lowly IT worker; overworked and underpaid IT professional
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
cutting; cut
way of arranging flowers
magnetic bearing
additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)
convoy system; Japanese economic policy of preventing weaker financial institutions from failing
Southern Buddhism (as practised in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
dōkegata (kabuki jester)
local rule; house rule
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
attitude; approach; move; theater usher; theatre usher
method of earning; way of earning
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
end of a period; end of the world
old method
staring at or watching all sides
otokogata; male role in kabuki; kabuki actor who specializes in male roles; male partner (in a relationship)
kitchen manager; chef; cook
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)
higher-degree equation; equation of higher degree; higher equation
longer direction; longitudinal direction
way of training; method of bringing up children
healing method
local economy; local financial affairs
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
the other way
national rural police (1947-1954)
which way; which direction; where; who
unfair business practice; unfair business practices
District Legal Affairs Bureau
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
prescription drug; prescription medication
the way (to somewhere); how to reach (a place)
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
payment method
Kujikata Osadamegaki; Tokugawa law code of Shogun Yoshimune (introduced in 1742)
way of piling (things); stacking pattern; stowage; piling worker
limitless time and space
before; previously; front; ahead; immature; unsophisticated
Muroran Local Meteorological Observatory
Japanese Pharmacopoeia
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
Okinawan (language); Okinawan dialect
burial mound with square flat base and round top
wholesaler; manufacturer; capitalist; financier; investor
traditional Japanese medicine
God of directions (generic terms referring to many different Gods)
blue shift; blueshift
move; way to play
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
singer in a nagauta performance
Northern Territories Affairs Administration
sociolect; social dialect
square millimeter; square millimetre
wise and virtuous; good and able men
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
(one's) whereabouts
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
that person; that gentleman; that lady
way of training; method of bringing up children
prefectural constituency
(at) our expense; (on) our risk
Hachijō dialects; Hachijō language
Local Government Finance Act
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
a short while ago
my lord; my master; one's own lord; one's own master
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws
talking with gestures
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
rear; back; behind
square drill; regular pyramid
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
Chinese herbal medicine
three people; day laborer (e.g. in construction); day labourer
many lands; many means
cikitsavidya (the ancient Indian study of medicine)
direction finding; direction detection
(one's) whereabouts
Edo-period Kansai dialect
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
hypercomplex equation; plural equation
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
Great Northern War (1700-1721)
one's hometown; one's birthplace; one's native region
talking with gestures
square-shaped collar (of some traditional Japanese clothing)
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
way of cooking; a cook
dialect continuum; dialect chain
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
rhombus; rhomb; diamond (shape)
coach who owns his own stable
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
line writing direction
way of listening; listener
destination sign (e.g. on a train); destination indicator; rollsign
staring at or watching all sides
Antarctic region; the Antarctic; south polar region
hypogamy; marriage into a lower social or financial class
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
regional administrator; local government official
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
living; livelihood
backward compatibility; downward compatibility
if you need; if it is necessary
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings
local administrative organ; local government
geographic race; geographic variety; geographic subspecies
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
dialectal kanji; kanji only used in a specific region
Tetragonocalamus quadrangularis (type of bamboo); Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
way of training; method of bringing up children
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
origami instructions
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
new dialect; new regional dialect
backward compatible; downward compatible
anisotropic
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
adoptive parent
orthorhombic crystal system
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
way; method; means; resource; course
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
how to keep fit; how to stay healthy; health management method
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way; method; means; resource; course
extraordinary; special; unusual; immense
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
leaving (a matter) to others; depending on others; leaving (a matter) to take care of itself; leaving everything to Buddha's providence
leaving (a matter) to others; depending on others; leaving (a matter) to take care of itself; leaving everything to Buddha's providence
which way; which direction; where
surrounding area; vicinity; seashore; seaside; suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
talking with gestures
tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)
dōkegata (kabuki jester)
payment method
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
prescription drug; prescription medication
document containing instructions; prescription
blue shift; blueshift
pyramidal roof; polygonal roof
pyramidal roof; polygonal roof
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
my lord; my master; one's own lord; one's own master
extraction of roots; evolution
dialectal pronunciation
you; thou
style of clothes; method of tailoring; method of training
method of chanting
helplessly; reluctantly; as a last resort
helplessly; reluctantly; as a last resort
installment plan; instalment plan
compound drug
compass bearing
old Japanese court music from the Nara period
interactive program; interactive programme
seven disguises of the ninja
arching backward; looking up
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
to the satisfaction of all parties; all sides being happy and satisfied
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
wooden plane with a convex base curved both along the direction of cutting and across the blade
longitudinal direction
Northern Buddhism (as practiced in East Asia)
separating words with spaces
separating words with spaces
kanji "direction" radical at left (radical 70)
unspeakable; indescribable; inexpressible
adversary party; opposing party
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance
regional administrator; local government official
error handling mechanism; error-handling mechanism
television system
frame synchronous communication
menu-driven; system for customizing aspects of a new home whereby the buyer can pick from a set of options provided by the developer
right hand edge
right-hand match; ends-with match; backward match; matching a sub-string with the end of a field
backward reasoning (AI)
character writing direction
multiple access method; channel access method
Telecommunication Access Method
life is unpredictable; (lit.) the flow of water and where people are headed (are equally unpredictable)
it is hard to please everybody; damned if you do and damned if you don't
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
Hichiku dialect (western Kyushu)
type of bamboo
large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)
forward voltage (e.g. of a semiconductor)
forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)
fractional anisotropy; FA
dialects of Japanese spoken in Western Tottori prefecture and Eastern Shimane prefecture
Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)
setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)
place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction
place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction
female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense
left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field
that way; over there; that person; him; her
brace (in construction); angle brace
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
cubic close packing; cubic closest packing
Boreoeutheria (clade of placental mammals); Boreotheria; boreoeutherians
number of dialectal versions of a word
credit memorandum; credit note
quadrate bone
haüyne; hauynite
drug included in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia
gradualist approach; build-up approach; buildup approach
perpendicular direction; lengthwise direction
regional pattern of (traditional Japanese) playing cards (such as hanafuda); local playing cards
sorcerer (in ancient China); (hermit) wizard
magical art (esp. related to medicine)
stagehand; sceneshifter
prop master; property master
Japanese-Brazilian implementation of ISDB (digital television and radio standard)
tetragonal crystal system
orthorhombic crystal system
forward compatible; upward compatible
forward compatibility; upward compatibility
round peg in a square hole
kamigata-e; ukiyo-e prints from the Kamigata area (modern day Osaka, Kyoto)
yardstick regulation (price regulation scheme)
system of preparing school meals on-site
trying to help one's master but instead ending up hurting him
Northern Chinese; Mandarin
hypergamy; marriage into a higher social or financial class
country-bred; raised in the country
way of dealing (with a problem, etc.); workaround
azimuthal equidistant projection
people; (all) persons; everyone
people; (all) persons; everyone
medieval German eastward expansion; Ostsiedlung
interpretation; perception; understanding
interpretation; perception; understanding
Bonin English; Ogasawara English
Miyawaki method (afforestation technique)
area army (of the Imperial Japanese Army); field army
hindmost; outermost; farthest back
local newspaper; regional newspaper
distant place; faraway land
distant place; faraway land
qualified invoice retention system; qualified invoice storage method
direction of the capital (esp. Kyoto)
one weak group can defend; one group of weak stones doesn't die
being a (total) mismatch; not fitting together; being ill-suited; poor fit; (lit.) square base, round lid
plan; strategy; method; measure
nayashi dialect (spoken in Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures)
nayashi dialect (spoken in Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures)
quadratus lumborum muscle
this side; this direction (relative to the speaker); our side; one's own side (e.g. team, group)
Regional Civil Aviation Bureau
Mutual Aid Association of Prefectural Government Personnel
National Association for the Study of Educational Methods; NASEM
Japan Association for the Study of Local Government
Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association; NUMLGRA
An Account of My Hut (1212 collection of essays in the Buddhist eremitic tradition, by Kamo no Chome); The Ten Foot Square Hut
La Princesse de Clèves (1678 novel by Madame de La Fayette)
Examples (200 in total)
The feeling of not wanting to listen was stronger.
I turn my face toward the direction from which the voice came.
I am surprised and turn my gaze toward the direction from which the voice was heard.