お方
Japanese
Kanji in this term
方
かた
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
御方
(
formal
)
Etymology
Compound of
お
(
o-
,
honorific prefix
)
+
方
(
かた
)
(
kata
,
“
direction;
(
polite
)
person
”
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Tokyo
)
お
かた
[òkátá]
(
Heiban
– [0])
IPA
(key)
:
[o̞ka̠ta̠]
Noun
お
方
(
かた
)
• (
okata
)
(
polite
)
person
あの
お
方
(
かた
)
の
紹
(
しょう
)
介
(
かい
)
なら
信
(
しん
)
用
(
よう
)
します。
Ano
okata
no shōkai nara shin'yō shimasu.
If it's an introduction from that
honorable person
, I trust it.
(
honorific
)
nobleman
's
wife
,
concubine
or
child
(
now
polite
)
someone else
's
wife
(
Tōkai–Tōsan
)
bride
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