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What does 方 (かた, kata) mean?

方 (かた, kata) means person (honorific); way, method (of doing something).

Quick facts
Readingかた
Romajikata
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
かた
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkata

person (honorific); way, method (of doing something)

  1. 1noun direction; way
  2. 2noun person; lady; gentleman
  3. 3noun · noun suffix method of; manner of; way of
  4. 4noun suffix care of ...
  5. 5noun suffix person in charge of ...

Example sentences

  • That person is a teacher.

  • This person is Japanese.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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