お方
Japanese edit
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方 |
かた Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
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御方 (formal) |
Etymology edit
Compound of お (o-, honorific prefix) + 方 (kata, “direction; (polite) person”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (polite) person
- あのお方の紹介なら信用します。
- Ano okata no shōkai nara shin'yō shimasu.
- If it's an introduction from that honorable person, I trust it.
- あのお方の紹介なら信用します。
- (honorific) nobleman's wife, concubine or child
- (now polite) someone else's wife
- (Tōkai–Tōsan) bride