The kanji 方 — “direction; method; person (polite)”
方 means direction; method; person (polite) and is a JLPT N4 kanji. It has 4 strokes and uses the direction / flag radical (方).
Stroke order · 4 strokes
On'yomi (音読み)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
かた、
Radical
方 · direction / flag
Strokes
4
How to remember 方
A plow blade turns toward the direction the work will proceed — hence "direction," and the direction you proceed becomes your "method." 読み方 (yomikata) = how to read something.