Learn Japanese grammar: 方 [かた] (kata). Meaning: the way of doing something; how to do ~.
- 方 [かた] (kata) is used to express 2 similar meanings:
- the way of doing something
- 食べ かた = (たべかた) = the way to eat
- how to do something
- 食べ かた = (たべかた) = how to eat
- the way of doing something
- It is used at the end of a verb in ます form, by removing the ます (also known as stem form).
- 食べ
ます方 = (たべますかた）
- 食べ
- It is often written both in the kanji version and hiragana version:
- 食べ 方
- 食べ かた
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方 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
パソコンの使いかたがわかりません。
Example #2
ケーキの作り方を知っていますか？
Example #3
おはしの使い方が上手ですね。
Example #4
あの先生の教え方はとてもわかりやすいです。
Example #5
彼の生き方は、かっこいいです。
Example #6
この漢字の読み方を教えてください。
Example #7
ATMの使い方を教えていただけませんか。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 分かる | わかる | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow |
| 上手 | じょうず | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at) |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher; instructor; master |
| 読む | よむ | to read; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts) |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| 彼の | かれの | his |
| 生き方 | いきかた | way of life; way of living |
| かっこいい | cool | |
| パソコン | computer | |
| 使い方 | つかいかた | way of using; how to use |
| 分かりません | わかりません | to not understand |
| 作り方 | つくりかた | how to make; way of making |
| 知っている | しっている | to know |
| お箸 | おはし | chopsticks |
| 上手 | じょうず | skilled (compliment) |
| 先生 | せんせい | teacher |
| 教え方 | おしえかた | way of teaching; teaching style; how to teach |
| 分かりやすい | わかりやすい | easy to understand |
| 漢字 | かんじ | kanji |
| 読み方 | よみかた | how to read; way of reading |
| 教える | おしえる | to teach |
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