～方
The way to do something
You'll be able to turn an action into a phrase meaning how to do it or the way it is done.
蓮は芽衣にカメラの使い方を教えます。
ren wa mei ni kamera no tsukaikata o oshiemasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Ren teaches Mei how to use the camera.
Explain how to do something
Attach 方 to a verb stem to name the way of doing it. This is useful when asking how to use a machine or read an unfamiliar word. Here 方 is read かた.
この漢字の読み方を教えてください。
kono kanji no yomikata o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me how to read this kanji.
Form and use ～方
Remove ます and add 方: 読みます → 読み方. The result is a noun. A related object commonly uses の: この漢字の読み方. For する compounds, use noun + の + 仕方, such as 勉強の仕方.
この漢字の読み方を教えてください。
kono kanji no yomikata o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me how to read this kanji.
切符の買い方が分かりません。
kippu no kaikata ga wakarimasen.
I do not know how to buy a ticket.
駅で地下鉄の乗り方を聞きました。
eki de chikatetsu no norikata o kikimashita.
At the station, I asked how to take the subway.
この洗濯機の使い方が分かりません。
kono sentakuki no tsukaikata ga wakarimasen.
I don't know how to use this washing machine.
子どもにお箸の持ち方を教えています。
kodomo ni ohashi no mochikata o oshiete imasu.
I'm teaching my child how to hold chopsticks.
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