持(も)ち方(かた)

もちかた
noun
way of holding; how to hold; grip
1. way of holding; how to hold something; grip
The manner in which something is held or gripped. From the verb stem 持(も)ち (holding) plus the suffix 〜方(かた) (way of doing).
お箸(はし)の持(も)ち方(かた)を習(なら)う。
To learn how to hold chopsticks.
ペンの持(も)ち方(かた)が悪(わる)い。
My way of holding the pen is poor.
ラケットの持(も)ち方(かた)を変(か)えたら、ボールがよく飛(と)ぶようになった。
After I changed my grip on the racket, the ball started flying better.

Formed from the verb stem 持(も)ち plus 〜方(かた) ('way of ~'), a productive pattern that attaches to almost any verb stem.

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Related pattern

〜方(かた) forms 'how to' nouns from verbs: 作(つく)り方(かた) (how to make), 使(つか)い方(かた) (how to use), 書(か)き方(かた) (how to write).

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Added 2026.5.27 12:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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