方 (かた) — person (polite), direction, way

方かた person (polite)

Frequency #16 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 1 character noun

kata

かた

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. かた[2] odaka 尾高

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Meanings

person (polite)
direction
way

Explained in simple Japanese

人(ひと)をていねいに言(い)うときのことば。
どのようにするかということ。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

かた方 direction

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Words with 方 (24)

地(ち)方(ほう) chihou region 一(いっ)方(ぽう) ippou one side 方(ほう)向(こう) houkou direction 考(かんが)え方(かた) kangaekata way of thinking 方(かた)々 katagata people (polite plural) 仕(し)方(かた) shikata way 方(ほう)法(ほう) houhou method 方(ほう)針(しん) houshin policy

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Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 方 (24)

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