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方
Honorific; Female
gentlemen; men
Often 殿方用
the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
distant place; faraway location; far away
way of talking; speaking style
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
the north; northward; northern direction
northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
Usu. from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
dawn; daybreak
Common noun
mostly; almost; nearly; for the most part
roughly; approximately; about
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
eastern direction
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
the Orient
ひがしかた/ひがしがた only; Martial arts
eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
the south; southward; southern direction
countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
form; method; system; formula
way one walks; one's walk
western direction
さいほう only; Abbreviation; Buddhism
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
にしがた only; Martial arts
western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
rectangle; oblong
相方 only
partner (esp. in manzai); companion
partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter
lady consort (to a high personage)
way of eating; how to eat
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
means; expedient; instrument
Buddhism
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
