Meaning

Primary

Method

Alternatives

Way Of Doing, How To Do

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If you're doing something in a specific way, it's because you know the method. Perhaps you could share this way of doing things with the rest of us, so that we can learn how to do it too?

Reading

しかた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the on'yomi reading for (no surprises there), but the kun'yomi reading for . You haven't learned this reading yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you out:

Your method of catapulting (かた) anything you don't like into the air is definitely the best way of doing things.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • コントロールの仕方

    how to control

    アレンジの仕方

    how to arrange, how to style

    そうじの仕方

    cleaning instructions

Context Sentences

コントロールの仕方が下手です。

I'm not very good at controlling it.

これがフランスのあいさつの仕方なんです。

This is how people greet each other in France.

「バレないキャットフィッシングの仕方」という本は2020年のベストセラーとなった。

The book "How To Catfish Without Being Caught" was a bestseller in 2020.

Kanji Composition