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JLPT N5 · Noun

方 (kata)

方 (かた, kata) is a Japanese noun meaning “direction; way”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かた
Romaji
kata
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. direction; way · noun · also ほう
  2. person; lady; gentleman · noun · honorific
  3. method of; manner of; way of · noun, suffix noun
  4. care of ... · suffix noun
  5. person in charge of ... · suffix noun · also がた

Example sentences

グリーン夫人は、私の子供たちが歌を習っている方ですが、今度の日曜に独唱会を開く予定です。
Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
Tatoeba #225511
その少年はカーブの投げ方を知っている。
The boy knows how to throw a curve.
Tatoeba #209139

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

Kanji in 方

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 方.

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一方いっぽうone (esp. of two)方々かたがたpeople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方々ほうぼうhere and there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 1516925 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.