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How to say 'Way' in Japanese | 仕方

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The Japanese word for Way is 'Shikata', written as 仕方 in Japanese.'Way' in hiragana is しかた.

    word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

    Reading

    しかた

    shikata

    Kanji

    仕Serve 方Direction

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '仕方 (しかた)' means 'way' or 'method'. It refers to the manner or approach in which something is done. This word is often used when discussing how to accomplish a task or solve a problem. For example: There is no other way「仕方がない」(しかたがない). This is the way to do it「これが仕方だ」(これがしかただ). It can also imply resignation or acceptance when used in phrases like '仕方がない (しかたがない)', which means 'it can't be helped' or 'there's no other way'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1290

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 仕方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    仕

    Meaning

    Serve

  • kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

Words Related to 仕方 Through the Kanji 仕

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 仕 as well.

  • word

    仕舞う

    Meaning

    Put away

  • word

    仕事

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    仕様

    Meaning

    Specification

  • word

    仕上げ

    Meaning

    Finishing

  • word

    仕上げる

    Meaning

    Finish

  • word

    仕組み

    Meaning

    Structure, Mechanism

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    お仕舞い

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    仕える

    Meaning

    Serve

  • word

    仕舞い

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    仕手

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    仕草

    Meaning

    Gesture

  • word

    仕掛ける

    Meaning

    Set, Initiate

Words Related to 仕方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    方

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

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What does 'Shikata' (仕方) mean?

'Shikata' means 'Way' .

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