方がた
Meanings
Suffix
Honorific
1. Sirs; Mesdames
pluralizing suffix
2. around (the time that, etc.); about
also かた
Kanji used
way
Pitch accent
⚠
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Top 12500
Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
you (plural)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
lady; nobleman's wife
doctors; teachers; lawyers
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
dawn; daybreak
care of; c/o
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
hostile party; enemy side
a moment ago; just now
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
root; lower part
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
toward evening
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
nobles; the upper class
this morning
origami instructions
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
a moment ago
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
otokogata; male role in kabuki; kabuki actor who specializes in male roles; male partner (in a relationship)
dōkegata (kabuki jester)
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
a short while ago
(one's) whereabouts
(one's) whereabouts
one's hometown; one's birthplace; one's native region
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
origami instructions
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
dōkegata (kabuki jester)
that way; over there; that person; him; her
female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense
direction of the capital (esp. Kyoto)
Examples (1 in total)
Then please wait a moment, ladies.