〜方
JLPT N4:way of doing
Turns a verb into a noun meaning "the way of doing it" or "how to do it".
How to form it
- Start from the ます form and replace ます with 方: 使います becomes 使い方 (how to use).
- The object takes の instead of を: 漢字の書き方 (how to write kanji).
- For する verbs, the noun takes の and する becomes 仕方: 勉強の仕方 (how to study).
Examples
この機械の使い方を教えてください。
Please show me how to use this machine.
漢字の書き方が分かりません。
I don't know how to write the kanji.
Common mistakes
- Reading 方 as ほう. After a verb stem it is かた.
- Keeping を. Say 漢字の書き方, not 漢字を書き方.