かた

Person (honorific); way of doing

N5noun·kata

How to remember it

Honorable 人 (ひと) — the polite 'kata' for people, and 方向 for a way.

Example sentences

  • こちらは田中さんの方です。

    こちらはたなかさんのほうです。

    This is Tanaka's direction.

  • 食べ方は上手ですね。

    たべかたはじょうずですね。

    Your way of eating is skillful.

Usage

Read as ほう in compounds; polite 人 sense used as 〜の方(かた).

Related words

~方やり方話し方

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