方【かた】
Frequency rank: 66.
- direction; wayalso ほう
- person; lady; gentlemanhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
- method of; manner of; way of
- care of ...
- person in charge of ...also がた
- side (e.g. "on my mother's side")also がた
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
noun, used as a suffix
Forms
- 方【かた】Frequency rank: 66.
- かたFrequency rank: 8,024. – 8,036.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- direction; way
- person; lady; gentleman
- method of; manner of; way of
- care of ...
- person in charge of ...
- side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
This meaning refers to a direction or a way to do something.
This meaning refers to a person, often used to address someone politely.
This meaning is used to describe the method, manner, or way of doing something.
This meaning is used in situations where something is taken care of by someone.
This meaning is used to indicate the person responsible for something.
This meaning is used to indicate a specific side, often in reference to family relations.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほう方をむく向くto face a directionほう方にすすむ進むto proceed in a directionあのかたあの方that person (respectful)このかたこの方this person (respectful)ごしゅじんご主人のほう方the gentleman (referring to someone's husband, respectful)おきゃくさまお客様のほう方the customer (respectful)おせわになるお世話になるかた方a person in charge of careほうしん方針をきめる決めるto decide on a policyよい良いほう方a good personもうしこみ申し込みのほう方the person who appliesあたらしい新しいほう方the new personどちらのほう方でもeither way (for directions)
Example sentences
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When you're beginning to look like the photo in your passport, you should go on a holiday.
Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
The rate of increase in households is higher for apartment houses than for individual houses.
I think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it.
For my part, having you lot with me is more reassuring than the police or anything!
I greatly recommend reading it to anybody thinking of learning a craft.
I have been asked by a reader about free and direct translations.
Is it true that men have oilier skin than women?
People who want to put out an ezine on education, come this way!
'Number-withheld' calls are scary, it's best not to answer them.
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
Those ladies and gentlemen who live in the suburbs of Yokohama, if it is convenient to you, please come.
You can go skiing if you like, but for my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel.