方法

ほうほう

method, way

Mnemonic

Which way a thing faces, and water finding the one route down. Not what to do: the road by which it gets done. Ho ほう, ho ほう, and you would like it written out: ほうほう.

Worth knowing

方法 is the method. やり方やりかた is the more spoken way of doing it.

Built from

方

direction, person (polite)

A pictograph of a plough or banner, a thing that points a way.

法

law, method

氵 water + 去 leave

Words sharing these kanji

方 direction, side 方 person (polite form)方向 direction, course 味方 friend, ally 言い方 way of speaking, expression 一方 one way 魔法 magic

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