JLPT N3 · Pronoun

方々 (katagata)

方々 (かたがた, katagata) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “people; (all) persons”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かたがた
Romaji: katagata
Word class: Pronoun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

people; (all) persons; everyone; ladies and gentlemen · noun · honorific
you (usu. plural) · pronoun · honorific, archaic

Example sentences

貴社の社員の方々にお会いでき、とてもうれしく思いました。

It was a great pleasure for me to meet many associates of your company.

Tatoeba #183043

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 方々

方

direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 方々.

方かたdirection夕方ゆうがたearly evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)仕方しかたway両方りょうほうboth方ほうdirection一方いっぽうone (esp. of two)味方みかたfriend地方ちほうdistrict方向ほうこうdirection方法ほうほうmethod方角ほうがくdirection方言ほうげんdialect方針ほうしんpolicy方面ほうめんdirection

Source: JMdict entry 1584100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.