N5 — outside your level filter
方
かたkataN5neutral
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how to do — the steps for doing something, as you'd ask about
この漢字の読み方が分かりません。
kono kanji no yomi kata ga wakarimasen.
I don't know how to read this kanji. neutral
この機械の使い方、教えてくれない?
kono kikai no tsukaikata, oshiete kurenai?
Can you show me how to use this machine? casual
母にカレーの作り方を習いました。
haha ni karee no tsukurikata o naraimashita.
I learned how to make curry from my mother. neutral
ご予約の仕方につきましては、窓口でご案内いたします。
go yoyaku no shikata ni tsukimashite wa, madoguchi de go annai itashimasu.
We will guide you through how to make a reservation at the counter. formal
the way it is done — how something happened, praised or complained about
彼の話し方は、いつも落ち着いている。
kare no hanashikata wa, itsumo ochitsuite iru.
The way he speaks is always calm. neutral
今日の雨の降り方、ちょっと普通じゃないね。
kyou no ame no furikata, chotto futsuu ja nai ne.
The way it's raining today isn't exactly normal, is it. casual
How it's formed2
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仕方shikataalternant
what する turns into, with の after the noun (説明の仕方, 予約の仕方). Never ×説明し方.