かた
Meanings
Noun
1. direction; way
also ほう
2. person; lady; gentleman
Noun
Suffix
3. method of; manner of; way of
Suffix
4. care of ...
5. person in charge of ...
also がた
6. side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
also がた
Kanji used
way
Pitch accent
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (157 in total)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
way (of doing); manner; method; means
way; method; means; resource; course
lady; gentleman; person
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
way of calling
since; this person
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
way of talking; speaking style
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
way one walks; one's walk
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
method of bringing up; method of raising
way of asking; way of listening; listener
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
way of thinking
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
lady; gentleman; person
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
work style; way of working
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
packhorse driver
presentation techniques; way of showing something
root; lower part
your acquaintance; people who know
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
way of tying a knot
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
way of living
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
way; method; means; resource; course
sewing method; sewer
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
wife's family
way; method; means; resource; course
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
day laborer (in construction, etc.); day labourer
trace; vestige; evidence
(noh) musician; orchestra leader
propman; sceneshifter
customer; guest
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
since; this person
theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
one person; ordinary; common
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
method of teaching
(musical) accompaniment
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
way (of going); route; way (of doing); method
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
ways of sitting
(musical) accompaniment
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)
that person
origami instructions
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
your acquaintance; people who know
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
way of swimming
to settle (a problem)
to settle (a problem)
creditor; lender; credit side (of the ledger); method of lending
way of training; method of bringing up children
way of life; how to live
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
counting system; way (manner) of counting
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
method of earning; way of earning
attitude; approach; move; theater usher; theatre usher
cutting; cut
way of training; method of bringing up children
undoubtedly; unmistakably; definitely
(one's) destination
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
kitchen manager; chef; cook
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
capitalist; wholesaler
move; way to play
end of a period; end of the world
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way of training; method of bringing up children
way of training; method of bringing up children
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
origami instructions
way of cooking; a cook
way of cutting; how to cut or slice
kanji "direction" radical at left (radical 70)
way; method; means; resource; course
that person
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
way of assembling; way of constructing; way of putting together
previously; some time ago
stagehand; sceneshifter
style of clothes; method of tailoring; method of training
singer in a nagauta performance
prop master; property master
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
undoubtedly; unmistakably; definitely
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
Edo period office in charge of compiling the koyomi, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc.
Examples (131 in total)
Do you know how to get there?
Do you know how to do it?
I know how to fix that.