Japanese word

使い方

Pronunciation

Romajitsukaikata

Meaning

  • nounhow to use

Example

この機械の使い方を教えてください。ko no ki kai no tsuka i kata o oshi e te ku da sa i

Please tell me how to use this machine.

Illustration for 使い方 (how to use)

More examples

このサイトには、写真付きで使い方が載っています。ko no sa i to ni wa sha shin tsu ki de tsuka i kata ga no tte i ma su

This website shows how to use it with pictures.

Core concept

Describes the way a person handles and makes use of a thing, especially a tool or machine.

Common phrases

  • 使い方が分かるtsuka i kata ga wa ka ru

    understand how to use it

  • 使い方を教えるtsuka i kata o oshi e ru

    teach how to use it

  • 使い方を学ぶtsuka i kata o mana bu

    learn how to use it

  • 使い方を覚えるtsuka i kata o obo e ru

    learn how to use it

Similar words

使用法shiyōhō: A formal term for the way a tool, machine, or other thing is used.
操作方法sōsahōhō: The way a person operates a machine or other device.
扱い方atsukaikata: The way a person handles a thing while using it.

Definition in Japanese

道具や機械などを扱い、役立てる方法。dō gu ya ki kai na do o atsuka i yaku da te ru hō hō

Word origin

The native Japanese noun 使い方 (tsukaikata) joins the stem 使い (tsukai) of 使う (tsukau, "use") with 方 (kata, "way").

Usage tips

  • Japanese speakers use 使い方 (tsukaikata) for language as well as objects, so the word can describe how an expression fits a particular situation.

Other meanings

  • usagenoun

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