使(つか)い方(かた)

つかいかた

noun

how to use

1. how to use

how to use; usage; way of using

この機械(きかい)の使(つか)い方(かた)を教(おし)えてください。

Please teach me how to use this machine.

使(つか)い方(かた)を間違(まちが)えると危険(きけん)だ。

It's dangerous if you use it incorrectly.

敬語(けいご)の使(つか)い方(かた)は難(むずか)しい。

The usage of honorific language is difficult.

使(つか)い方(かた) combines the stem of 使(つか)う (to use) with 方(かた) (way, method), meaning "way of using" or "how to use."

The ~方(かた) pattern is highly productive:

食(た)べ方(かた) (how to eat)
書(か)き方(かた) (how to write)
作(つく)り方(かた) (how to make)
読(よ)み方(かた) (how to read; pronunciation)

Common expressions

使(つか)い方(かた)がわからない (don't know how to use)
使(つか)い方(かた)を覚(おぼ)える (to learn how to use)
正(ただ)しい使(つか)い方(かた) (correct usage)

Related Words

Compare: 使(つか)い道(みち) (use, purpose (application))

Related: 取(と)り扱(あつか)い (handling)

Compare: 扱(あつか)い方(かた) (how to handle)

Compare: 使用法(しようほう) (method of use)

Compare: 作(つく)り方(かた) (way of making)

general

Added 2026.1.21 12:55 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

07500/07797_tsukaikata