Meaning

Primary

How To Write

Alternative

Way Of Writing

Word Type

noun

Explanation

So we have 書く (to write) plus the kanji for way. Is this pattern starting to look familiar? This means how to write or way of writing.

Reading

かきかた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses kun'yomi readings for both kanji. You learned the reading with 書く, and the かた reading for is the one you learned with other "how-to" words like 読み方 and 使い方.

Context

Context Sentences

この漢字の書き方が思い出せません。

I can't remember how to write this kanji.

ビジネスメールの書き方を教えてください。

Could you teach me how to write business e-mails?

この書き方だと、ちょっと文の意味が分かりにくいんじゃないかな。

I think this way of writing makes it a little difficult to understand the meaning of the sentence.

Kanji Composition