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How to say 'Method' in Japanese | 方法

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The Japanese word for Method is 'Houhou', written as 方法 in Japanese.'Method' in hiragana is ほうほう.

    word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

    Reading

    ほうほう

    houhou

    Kanji

    Direction Law, Method

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '方法 (ほうほう)' means 'method' or 'way'. It refers to a systematic procedure or approach to accomplish something. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to describe techniques, strategies, or processes. For example: a new method「新しい方法」(あたらしいほうほう). What is the best way to solve this problem?「この問題を解決するための最良の方法は何ですか?」(このもんだいをかいけつするためのさいりょうのほうほうはなんですか?). It can also be used in phrases like 'study method' (勉強方法, べんきょうほうほう) or 'cooking method' (調理方法, ちょうりほうほう).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    236

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 方法

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Direction

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Law, Method

Words Related to 方法 Through the Kanji

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

Words Related to 方法 Through the Kanji

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 法 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Law, Method

  • word

    法律

    Meaning

    Law

  • word

    憲法

    Meaning

    Constitution

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    療法

    Meaning

    Therapy

  • word

    法則

    Meaning

    Law

  • word

    手法

    Meaning

    Technique

  • word

    違法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    法的

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    司法

    Meaning

    Judiciary

  • word

    民法

    Meaning

    Civil code

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

  • word

    不法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    魔法

    Meaning

    Magic

  • word

    法定

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    立法

    Meaning

    Legislation

  • word

    法廷

    Meaning

    Courtroom

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    法務

    Meaning

    Legal affairs

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