(みかた)

みかた
noun, suru verb
ally, supporter
自動詞 intransitiveperson
See also: 見方(みかた) (viewpoint)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present味方(みかた)する味方(みかた)しない
Present polite味方(みかた)します味方(みかた)しません
Past味方(みかた)した味方(みかた)しなかった
Past polite味方(みかた)しました味方(みかた)しませんでした
て form味方(みかた)して味方(みかた)しなくて
ている present味方(みかた)している味方(みかた)していない
ている polite味方(みかた)しています味方(みかた)していません
ている past味方(みかた)していた味方(みかた)していなかった
ている past polite味方(みかた)していました味方(みかた)していませんでした
Conditional ば味方(みかた)すれば味方(みかた)しなければ
Conditional たら味方(みかた)したら味方(みかた)しなかったら
Volitional味方(みかた)しよう
Volitional polite味方(みかた)しましょう
Potential味方(みかた)できる味方(みかた)できない
Passive味方(みかた)される味方(みかた)されない
Causative味方(みかた)させる味方(みかた)させない
Imperative味方(みかた)しろ味方(みかた)するな
1. ally, supporter, friend
Someone who supports you or is on your side.
(かれ)(わたし)味方(みかた)
He is on my side.
(つよ)味方(みかた)いる
I have a strong ally.
I want you to make clear whether you're friend or foe.
Friends who become your ally when you're in trouble are precious.
She is always on the side of the weak, and is trusted by everyone.
2. to side with, to support
As a suru-verb, to take someone's side.
(はは)味方(みかた)してくれた
My mother sided with me.
Nobody sided with me.
The older brother always sides with the younger brother.
Parents don't want to take sides with either child.
Thanks to the department head siding with me at the meeting, the proposal was approved.

味方(みかた) refers to someone on your side — an ally, supporter, or friend. As a noun it describes the person or group that supports you; as a suru verb it means to take someone's side.

Common expressions

Usage

The verb form 味方(みかた)する marks the person being supported with , not : (おとうと)味方(みかた)する (to side with one's younger brother). The noun pattern (おとうと)味方(みかた)する means the same thing and is at least as common in speech.

appears with 味方(みかた) in the set phrase 味方(みかた)つける (to win someone over to your side), where marks the person being recruited: 世論(よろん)味方(みかた)つける (to get public opinion on your side).

Watch out

Distinguish from 見方(みかた) (point of view, way of looking at things) — same reading, different kanji and meaning.

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