かた
方

noun

  1. direction, way. Also ほう.
  2. person, lady, gentleman. Honorific or respectful language.

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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かた
方
 方 かた ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)