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I have had a conversation with a Japanese person and I asked the question

幸せですか？

The reply was:

幸せなほうだと思います

I have seen ほう used in the same context as より when comparing two things but I've not seen it attached to a な type adjective top describe a state of being. Could anyone help me with this grammar point please?

Thanks.

henreetee
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David
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    Possible duplicate: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/61945/9831 See also: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/70649/9831 / https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/23883/9831 – chocolate Aug 01 '20 at 14:05
  • I dont think so because this question refers to the speakers state of being rather than a direct comparison of things. Also, the thing being compared is implied as far as I can tell. – David Aug 01 '20 at 14:16
  • Actually https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/61945/meaning-of-%e3%81%bb%e3%81%86%e3%81%aa%e3%82%93%e3%81%a7 is quite close as it speaks of the meaning as "relatively" – David Aug 01 '20 at 14:18
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    Does this answer your question? Meaning of ほうなんで? – ajsmart Jan 18 '21 at 16:18

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ほう means "direction" in this context, and can use the kanji 方.

Ragaroni
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