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
Pitch accent
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Top 5500
Used in vocabulary (141 in total)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
way; method; means; resource; course
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
lady; gentleman; person
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
that person; that gentleman; that lady
trace; vestige; evidence
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
one person; ordinary; common
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
trace; vestige; evidence
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
way; method; means; resource; course
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
way of asking; way of listening; listener
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
which way; which direction; where; who
way of calling (something or someone)
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
lady; gentleman; person
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
way of cooking; a cook
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
way; method; means; resource; course
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
ways of sitting
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
attitude; approach; move; theater usher; theatre usher
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
way one walks; one's walk
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
method of earning; way of earning
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
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 living
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
setting; placement
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
way of talking; speaking style
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
care of; c/o
method of bringing up; method of raising
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
weight
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
method of teaching
how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)
origami instructions
way of justification, sorting, etc.
before; previously; front; ahead; immature; unsophisticated
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
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
way of listening; listener
way of listening; listener
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
work style; way of working
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
presentation techniques; way of showing something
packhorse driver
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
root; lower part
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way of tying a knot
customer; guest
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
way of handling
sewing method; sewer
one's wife's family; bride's family
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
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
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
way of training; method of bringing up children
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
propman; sceneshifter
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party
kitchen manager; chef; cook
rural area
wholesaler; manufacturer; capitalist; financier; investor
way of swimming
way of life; how to live
counting system; way (manner) of counting
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)
cutting; cut
end of a period; end of the world
(one's) destination
payment method
move; way to play
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
three people; day laborer (e.g. in construction); day labourer
self-employed person (esp. in the construction industry)
style of clothes; method of tailoring; method of training
kanji "direction" radical at left (radical 70)
singer in a nagauta performance
stagehand; sceneshifter
prop master; property master
people; (all) persons; everyone
interpretation; perception; understanding
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
Edo-period office in charge of compiling the traditional calendar, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
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)
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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.