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[かた()]
kata
noun, noun, used as a suffix

English Meaning(s) for 方

noun
  1. direction; way (also ほう)
  2. person; lady; gentleman
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. method of; manner of; way of
noun, used as a suffix
  1. care of ...
  2. person in charge of ... (also がた)
  3. side (e.g. "on my mother's side") (also がた)

Definition and Synonyms for 方

Person a human body (usually including the clothing)
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人格者, 人称, 人間, 人間, , , , , , ,
Person a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人格者, 人称, 人間, 人間, , , , , , ,
Hand a position given by its location to the side of an object
Synonyms: そば, かたわら, , , , , , 方面, ,
Direction a line leading to a place or point
Synonyms: , , , 方向, 方角, , , 道のり, 道筋, 道順
Direction the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Synonyms: 向き, 向く, , , , 方位, 方向, 方角, , , 針路

Meanings for each kanji in 方

» direction; person; alternative

Categories 方 is a member of

Position the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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Material Body alternative names for the body of a human being
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Grammatical Category a category of words having the same grammatical properties
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Path an established line of travel or access
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Side a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 方

Sample Sentences for 方

Could you teach me how people distinguish between these words in common usage?
In him was life, and that life was the light of man.
I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?
How dare you speak to me like that?
Can you tell me how to get to the station?

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