► 成句
方 [(2)かた] [方が付く] [coll] meaning: settle rank: 2
☆ 世の中大抵の事は金で方が付く ⇨ Most things in this world can be settled with money
☆ 何とか仕事の方が付いた ⇨ I somehow managed to get the work done
方 [(2)かた] [方を付ける] [coll] meaning: settle rank: 2
☆ これは金で方を付けられる問題じゃない ⇨ This is not a problem you can settle with money
☆ 今ここで方を付けよう ⇨ Let’s settle this right here right now
► 名詞
方 [(2)かた] [polite] meaning: person rank: 1
☆ あの方が彼の奥様ですか？ ⇨ Is that person, lady, his wife? (☛ A polite way to address someone you don’t know)
☆ そちらの方はどう思われますか？ ⇨ Person over there, you Sir, you Ma’am, what do you think? (☛ A polite way to address someone you don’t know)
方 [(1)ほう] [方が良い] meaning: better rank: 1
☆ それは医者に見てもらった方が良い ⇨ You should have a doctor look at that
☆ もう諦めたほうが良い ⇨ It is better to give up already
☆ 早く行ったほうが良い ⇨ You’d better head out early
方 [(1)ほう] meaning: choice rank: 1
☆ それよりこっちのほうが良い ⇨ This one is better than that
☆ 彼女の言う事のほうが正しい ⇨ What she is saying is more logical
☆ 赤いドレスのほうが青いのより良い ⇨ The red dress is better than the blue one
方 [(1)ほう] meaning: direction rank: 1
☆ こっちの方を見ないで ⇨ Don’t look at my direction, me
☆ 彼はあっちのほうへ歩いていった ⇨ He walked away in that direction
方 [(1)ほう] meaning: side rank: 1
☆ そっちのほうの事情はこちらには関係ない ⇨ The problem on your side doesn’t concern us
☆ 我が方の主張は以下の通りです ⇨ The arguments from our side are as follows:
► 接尾辞
方 [(2)かた] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ この漢字の読み方が分からない ⇨ I don’t know how to read this kanji
☆ 寝方が悪かったようで首が痛い (ねかた) ⇨ It seems I slept wrong and my neck hurts
☆ 市役所への行き方を教えてくれる？ ⇨ Will you tell me how to go to the city hall?
☆ 彼は独特の話し方をする ⇨ He has a distinctive manner of speaking
☆ 彼女の笑い方は下品だ ⇨ She has a vulgar manner of laughing
☆ 生き方は人それぞれだ ⇨ The way of life depends on each person. There are different ways to live
方 [(1)がた] [polite] meaning: people rank: 1
☆ お客様方には御迷惑をおかけして申し訳ございません ⇨ We apologize for causing inconvenience for you dear customers
☆ 私達の成功は皆様方の御支援のお陰です ⇨ Our success owes to the support from all of you
More examples:
- お決まりのやり方ではこのような問題は解決出来ない ⇨ You can’t solve a problem like this with the same old approach
- あいつはやり方があざとい ⇨ He uses sneaky tactics
- そういうやり方では旨く行かない ⇨ That way of doing it, that technique, won’t work well
- 彼は後方に留まって支援の役割を果たした ⇨ He stayed in the back and played a supporting role
- 魚の下ろし方 ⇨ How to cut fish meat
- 彼はいつも強引なやり方をする ⇨ He always forces his way on others
- もう少し柔らかい言い方をしたほうが良い ⇨ You should say it in a little more mild way
- 彼女は甘ったるい喋り方をする ⇨ She has overly sexy way of talking
- 御来場の方々に御連絡申し上げます ⇨ There is an announcement for you visiters
- 彼女は知能と美貌の両方を兼備している ⇨ She has both brain and beauty
- この地方の気候に慣れるのには時間が掛かった ⇨ It took a while to get used to the climate in this region
- 小手先のやり方ではこの問題は解決出来ない ⇨ You can’t solve this problem with a half-baked approach
- 未来の悲観的な見方 ⇨ A pessimistic view of the future
- どなたか医者か看護師の方はいますか？ ⇨ Is there anybody who is a doctor or nurse?
- 書類は貴方にお送り致しました ⇨ I sent you the documents