がた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of がた – see the following entry.

【形】2

[noun] [from 1820] (kabuki, theater) Short for 女形 (onnagata)., a female role played by a male actor in kabuki theater

[suffix] (affixed to nouns): the shape or form of the affixed noun

[suffix] (affixed to on'yomi nouns): a typical example of the affixed noun; the type of the affixed noun

Alternative spellings
型, がだ

(This term, がた, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as がた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as がた.)

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