方(ほう), かた

kata

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • direction; way
  • person; lady; gentleman
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun, used as a suffix
  • method of; manner of; way of
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貴方(あなた), 貴女(きじょ), 貴男(たかお), あなた

anata

JLPT 5

pronoun nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)
  • dear (what a wife calls a husband)

何方(どなた), 孰方, どちら, どっち, いずかた, いずち, どち, いずし, なにざま

dochira, dotchi, izukata, izuchi, dochi, izushi, nanizama

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • which way; which direction; where
  • which one (esp. of two alternatives)
  • who

此方, こちら, こっち, こち

kochira, kotchi, kochi

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction
  • here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
  • this one (something physically close to the speaker)
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夕方(ゆうがた), 夕(ゆう), ゆうがた

yūgata

JLPT 5

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi) noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
  • evening; dusk

其方, そちら, そっち, そなた, そち

sochira, sotchi, sonata, sochi

JLPT 5

pronoun nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
  • there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
  • that one (something close to the listener)
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方(ほう), ほう

hō

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  • side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
  • type; category
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仕方(しかた), 仕形(しかた), しかた

shikata

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • way; method; means; resource; course

両方(りょうほう), りょうほう

ryōhō

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • both sides; both parties

泳(およ)ぎ方(かた), およぎかた

oyogikata

JLPT 4

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • way of swimming

方法(ほうほう), ほうほう

hōhō

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • method; process; manner; way; means; technique

方向(ほうこう), ほうこう

hōkō

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • direction; orientation; bearing; way
  • course (e.g. of action)

方々(かたがた), 方方(ほうぼう), かたがた

katagata

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...)
  • you (usu. plural)
adverb (fukushi)
  • various

彼方(かなた), あちらこちら, あちこち, あっちこっち, かなたこなた, あなたこなた

achirakochira, achikochi, atchikotchi, kanatakonata, anatakonata

JLPT 3

adverb (fukushi) pronoun
  • here and there
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

味方(みかた), 身方(みかた), 御方(おかた), みかた

mikata

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • friend; ally; supporter

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