途方|とほうtohou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounway; destination; reason

• Related方法ほうほうNeutralThe all-purpose word for a method or way of doing something; 「途方」 now survives almost only in 「途方に暮れる」 and 「途方もない」.
• Related手段しゅだんNeutralMeans for achieving a purpose, stressing how the goal is reached, as in 「手段を選ばない」.
• Related仕方しかたNeutralA colloquial word for a way of doing things, mostly in 「仕方がない」 to say something can't be helped.
• Related方式ほうしきNeutralA fixed form or system, stressing the prescribed manner of doing something, as in 「支払い方式」.
• Related手法しゅほうNeutralA technique or method, stressing skill and craft, as in 「新しい手法」.
• Related手順てじゅんNeutralSteps or a procedure, stressing the order in which things are done, as in 「手順を踏む」.
• Related途とNeutralThe word 「道（みち）」, also written 「途」: a road or path, and by extension a way or avenue, as in 「解決の道」.
• Related手立ててだてNeutralMeasures or means one can take, stressing practical steps, as in 「手立てを講じる」.
• Related方途ほうとWrittenA rare word of written/formal prose for ways and means; ordinary usage prefers 「方法」 or 「手立て」.

「途方」 today appears almost only in set phrases like 「途方に暮れる」 and 「途方もない」. For a method say 「方法」 or 「手段」, for a way of doing 「仕方」, for steps 「手順」, and for measures 「手立て」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 向むかうべき方向ほうこう。
2. 手段しゅだん。方法ほうほう。
3. 道理どうり。筋道すじみち。