方かた
Meanings
Noun
1. direction; way
also ほう
2. person; lady; gentleman
Noun
Suffix
3. method of; manner of; way of
The way the information is presented is strange.
Suffix
4. care of ...
5. person in charge of ...
also がた
6. side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
also がた
Kanji used
way
Pitch accent
か
た
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (177 in total)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
way (of doing); manner; method; means
way; method; means; resource; course
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
lady; gentleman; person
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
way of calling (something or someone)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
way of talking; speaking style
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
way one walks; one's walk
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
care of; c/o
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
lady; gentleman; person
lady; gentleman; person
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
method of bringing up; method of raising
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
way of asking; way of listening; listener
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
ways of sitting
work style; way of working
that person; that gentleman; that lady
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
presentation techniques; way of showing something
packhorse driver
root; lower part
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
way of tying a knot
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
one person; ordinary; common
way of living
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
sewing method; sewer
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
one's wife's family; bride's family
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
way; method; means; resource; course
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
way of listening; listener
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
way; method; means; resource; course
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
three people; day laborer (e.g. in construction); day labourer
customer; guest
trace; vestige; evidence
propman; sceneshifter
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
method of teaching
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
setting; placement
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)
way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party
to settle (a problem)
way of training; method of bringing up children
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
way of swimming
origami instructions
way of life; how to live
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
way of training; method of bringing up children
to settle (a problem)
wholesaler; manufacturer; capitalist; financier; investor
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
way of justification, sorting, etc.
counting system; way (manner) of counting
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
cutting; cut
kitchen manager; chef; cook
attitude; approach; move; theater usher; theatre usher
method of earning; way of earning
(one's) destination
end of a period; end of the world
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
way of training; method of bringing up children
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)
before; previously; front; ahead; immature; unsophisticated
way; method; means; resource; course
that person; that gentleman; that lady
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
way of training; method of bringing up children
which way; which direction; where; who
wholesaler; manufacturer; capitalist; financier; investor
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
move; way to play
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
way of cooking; a cook
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
way of listening; listener
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way of training; method of bringing up children
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
origami instructions
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
self-employed person (esp. in the construction industry)
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
payment method
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
people; (all) persons; everyone
interpretation; perception; understanding
stagehand; sceneshifter
people; (all) persons; everyone
style of clothes; method of tailoring; method of training
kanji "direction" radical at left (radical 70)
singer in a nagauta performance
prop master; property master
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
Examples (200 in total)
Do you know how to get there?
Do you know how to do it?
But the way it shook was strange.