Illustration: At a neighborhood park, an adult kneels beside a child to demonstrate an underarm beanbag throw. Both hold matching beanbags, with the adult carefully showing an open palm, a low swinging arm and one foot forward.

JLPT N5suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

方かた

kata

way of doing

Attach 方 to a verb’s ます-stem to express how to do it. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 君きみの笑わらい方かた好すきだな。

    I like the way you smile.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. これがお米こめの炊たき方かたです。

    This is how we cook rice.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 弾ひき方かたわかる？

    Do you know how to play?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 方

  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた

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