ほう
方
めん
面

noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. direction, district, area.

noun

  1. field (e.g. of study), sphere, quarter, aspect, angle.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
方
めん
面
 方面 ほうめん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mask, face, features
メン　おも　つら (3rd, N3)