ホウ
Meanings
Noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
I am surprised and turn my gaze toward the direction from which the voice was heard.
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.
The person who was told is just bewildered.
3. type; category
4. field (of study, etc.)
5. indicates one side of a comparison
I think that love is surely more important than skill!
6. way; method; manner; means
7. length (of each side of a square)
Pitch accent
ホ
ウ
Used in vocabulary (97 in total)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
law; rule
way; destination; reason
Examples (200 in total)
I like rhubarb tarts more than apricot tarts.
I was first!
I prefer black.
Which one is more expensive?
We're better.
It'll be safer here.
I prefer red.
The person who was told is just bewildered.
Then what about the map?
Let's swim over there.
Is the search progressing?
How were the results?
Is that your wife?
I am the one who should apologize.
Is this your daughter?
I prefer to be alone.
This book is smaller.
I think it's better that way.
You're going the wrong way.
Why are you looking at us?
The one who moves first loses.
Are you new, too?
He faced toward the sea.
That would be easier to explain, wouldn't it?
Please take care of this side.
We saw a castle in the distance.
I prefer spring to summer.
They headed westward.
I like the way you smile.
There must have been an accident up ahead.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
If anything, I'm envious of that.
I heard a voice from somewhere below.
I wanted to go to the former kingdom.
The larger the number, the higher the rank.
I should exercise more.
I like English better.
Is there anyone here who speaks Japanese?
So, how about you?
I will make the arrangements on my end.
How are you feeling?
I will handle the domestic side of things.
There was a noise from the entrance.
Rather, it was I who received the help.
I wonder who the man over there may be.
I prefer showering in the morning.
The feeling of not wanting to listen was stronger.
I feel like it would have been faster to just walk normally.
I didn't notice the man looking at me.
Reading is easier than writing.
As for me, I like this better.
He was walking toward the sea.
I prefer to do it alone.
She is the younger of the two.
The tree is taller than the house.
She was standing in the front of the classroom.
I’d like to ask two questions.
My father's house is bigger than mine.
He preferred studying at night.
Don't let that dog come near me!
If possible, I'd like to compete against the younger brother.
If you ask me, you guys are the weird ones.
I think I'm a good cook.
That would be easier, though.
I prefer fish to meat.
The black phones are more expensive than the white ones.
I was about to cry, so I closed my eyes too.
That monster... it's glaring at me!
I prefer rice to bread.
I ran over to her.
I like writing novels more than reading them.
The station is to the west of the hotel.
I'm just about to set off for the station.
Please put the table next to the wall.
I like weak coffee better than strong.
A boy came running towards me.
This is the cheaper of the two.
It is an unreasonable demand to tell someone not to be surprised.
It might be better to install a new one.
We saw a lake far below.
I'd prefer meat to fish.
It's much cheaper to make it yourself.
I had been told to show my face at the office.
Now that the dress is decided, I have to do my best with the musical performance too.
He is the older of the two.
This is the more useful of the two.
He looked down at the valley below.
Thank you, too! You helped me a lot!
It is safer to run away just in case.
Smile at the camera, please!
My family is more important to me than my job.
This book is thicker than that book.
I prefer poetry to novels.
It is certainly better to do it a little earlier.
I go to the convenience store more often than not.
If you head toward the harbor, there's a diner.
Health is more important than money.
Aren't you a very kind man?
It'd be more of a hassle if we waited around and ended up missing each other.
The one who reaches the finish line first wins.
He is stronger when he is cornered.
I prefer tea with no sugar.
Most Germans can speak English.
I think it is better to have more viewpoints.
I turn my face toward the direction from which the voice came.
I much prefer working at night.
They think they're stronger than me.
The girl turned her back to the man.
Can you see something red down below?
I prefer working to doing nothing.
I prefer walking to riding.
If that one is easier to accept, then that one is fine too.
Take whichever you like best.
I always liked strange personalities.
I think you were better looking with long hair.
It's frustrating, but you were stronger than me.
There are more girls than boys in our school.
This book had been written by someone famous.
I prefer reading books to watching television.
Going by car would be easier, but that way I can't achieve my purpose.
It is faster to actually try it than to explain it verbally.
I prefer reading books to watching movies.
Which color do you like more, blue or red?
I like coffee better than tea.
My camera is much better than hers.
Boys prefer to read mangas.
All of the shop's staff were pleasant people.
For now, we headed toward the school building.
Feeling my face burning, I turn back toward Mom.
I think it is more reliable to look up the location on the Internet.
She's better at it than I am.
Your watch is more expensive than mine.
Do you prefer to travel by bus or by train?
The stranger came toward me.
The one to feel sorry for is the idol who was just about to make an entrance.
Separate such documents into the final confirmation pile.
I was the kind of person who, no matter what, always let curiosity win.
I like red wine better than white.
He looked back at me and grinned.
Roll the ball to me.
Things go better that way.
Because dogs are more faithful than cats.
Being with someone would probably help distract me.
If planes are dangerous, cars are much more so.
I am surprised and turn my gaze toward the direction from which the voice was heard.
I prefer reading to writing.
Actually, it's easier to do it with both hands.
I think it's faster to go directly than to think about it here.
Please send my regards to your family.
The child stretched out his hand to his mother.
In all probability, we'll arrive before them.
In this company, there are more women than men.
Sometimes it's easier to talk among women.
There was an old castle to the east of the town.
I basically prefer being by myself.
I prefer going out to staying at home.
I think this one suits you better than that one.
It seems that a communication with the same content has also been sent to her.
It would be strange to ask for trust at this late stage.
Me, I prefer coffee to tea.
I'm much better today than yesterday.
One is more prone to make mistakes when one is tired.
In general, men run faster than women.
I get the feeling those two have a more ordinary sense of things.
Children like playing more than studying.
My height is still on the short side, and I can't use magic at all.
After that, she turned onto the road toward the artisans' quarter.
Information and options are better off being limited to some extent, as that allows for better concentration.
The nerves of the one watching over must give out first.
My sister can play the piano better than I can.
We would probably get more useful data by using it in the field instead.
As I was walking down the road, I heard a woman screaming from the direction of the sea.
I prefer going for a walk to seeing the movie.
For the problems toward the end, I couldn't even understand the problem statements that were written.
This book is much more useful than that one.
I also feel more at ease when my wife is not around.
I prefer travelling by train to flying.
I pointed the light toward the direction the voice came from.
Some merchants even come from foreign lands, from across the southern sea.
These watches are more expensive than the ones in that case.
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.
I saw a lot of birds flying toward the south.
They say that raising a son and a daughter is completely different, after all.
Then I'd feel safer having it developed where I can keep an eye on it.
It can be heard coming from the direction of the park beside the road.
By the time I realized it, there were more years without my father than with him.
If it's like this, the difficult problems might actually be better.
I think that love is surely more important than skill!
He ran toward me as fast as he could.
If the other guy turns out to be the one who takes charge, does that mean I'm the one getting fucked?
There are more cars on the road in the summer than in the winter.
Speaking of the content, how is the planning for the new program going?
I think that explaining the mechanism in detail would make it more convincing.
Criminals who act purely on the spur of the moment are the more troublesome ones.
I thought that using familiar words would be easier for the audience to understand.
While I accept what you say, I still think I'm right.
Since there are two flavors, please try them and choose the one you like.
I prefer working hard to just sitting idle.
I'm talking about this pen, not that one over there on the desk.
If we have the same build, I am at a disadvantage because I am carrying something on my back.