noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen.

pronoun

Honorific or respectful language, archaism.
  1. you (usu. plural).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
方々 かたがた
方方 かたがた
 
 
方がた かたがた

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)
repeated kanji symbol