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)
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Added 2026.1.21 12:55
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