かた (kata) Meaning Japanese Grammar - Way

The noun かた (kata) has a variety of meanings: direction, side,side, person.

The particular case that we will go throug in this post sees かた combined with a verb and takes on the meaning of: way, manner.

This form describes the way, the manner in which an action is performed.

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How かた is formed

かた is transcribed in Kanji as 方(かた) and is preceded by the verb base.

For Ichidan verbs ending in る, the base is unique and is obtained by removing the syllable る.

For Godan Verbs:

How and when to use 方(かた)

We use 方(かた) when we want to express how an action is performed, how something is done.

⇨ the way to make a cake

方(かた) combined with the verb する

In Japanese, a common form combines a noun and the verb suru (do, make).

• 電(でん)話(わ)する make a phone call, telephone
• 買(か)い物(もの)する shop If we want to apply the rule using 方(かた), the form becomes:

Grammar Structure

Noun+の+ 仕(し)方(かた)

KanjiNo FuriganaKanaRomaji

勉(べん)強(きょう)の仕(し)方(かた)がわからない。あなたに伝(つた)える「4つの基(き)本(ほん)」

I don't know how to study. The four fundamentals to tell you.

Example using 料(りょう)理(り)する cook

料理 (りょうり)極(ごく)極(ごく)極(ごく)説明 (せつめい)する。

Explain how to cook.

The forms with 方 are grammatically nouns.

• 言(い)い方(かた): manner of speaking, becomes expression, formulation
• 生(い)き方(かた): how to live is the lifestyle

Examples of 方(かた)

Again, we can translate 行(い)き方(かた) with nouns: path, road, way.

⇨ Show me the way to the station please.

• method for counting

The image shown comes from a text of 小(しょう)学(がっ)校(こう) Shōgakkō, the Japanese primary school and shows the numeric suffixes that joined to the number identify the category to which the element to be counted belongs.

Talking about Japanese rice

From a Video describing the differences between various types of rice, 3 main points:

KanjiNo FuriganaKanaRomaji

品(ひん)集(しゅう)の違(ちが)い、育(そだ)て方(かた)の違(ちが)い、ランクの違(ちが)い

Different varieties, different growing methods, different ranks.

KanjiNo FuriganaKanaRomaji

お米(こめ)の種(しゅ)類(るい)について学(まな)ぶ。

Learn about the different types of rice.

Here is a beautiful reflection from a Japanese book containing the structure **かた