Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)
かた
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
御方
身方

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(かた) (mikata

  1. a friend
  2. a supporter
  3. an ally

Verb edit

()(かた)する (mikata surusuru (stem ()(かた) (mikata shi), past ()(かた)した (mikata shita))

  1. stand by, support (to back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  1. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.