| 74 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 130 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 117 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 191 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 197 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 239 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 541 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 550 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 212 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3962 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2039 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1260 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28843 | Morohashi |
| 3196 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1252 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 63 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 122 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
196 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 考 【コウ】 thought, report on one's investigation into ..., deceased father
- 考古学 【コウコガク】 archaeology, archeology
- 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
- 論考 【ロンコウ】 study (of), discussion, discourse, inquiry, research article, academic paper
Kun reading compounds
- 考える 【かんがえる】 to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on), to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration, to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect, to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan, to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine, to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise, to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
- 考え 【かんがえ】 thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept, idea, notion, imagination, intention, plan, design, consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection, wish, hope, expectation
- 考え方 【かんがえかた】 way of thinking
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- idea
- pensar
- investigar
- considerar
Portuguese
- considerar
- refletir
French
- réfléchir
- considérer
| 1452 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4420.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8003 | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
| 138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13620 | Morohashi |
| 1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65b9 | Unicode hex code |