味方

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
(ateji)
かた
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spellings
御方
身方

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かた [mìkátá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲika̠ta̠]

Noun

()(かた) • (mikata) 

  1. a friend
  2. a supporter
  3. an ally

Verb

()(かた)する • (mikata suru) suru (stem ()(かた) (mikata shi), past ()(かた)した (mikata shita))

  1. stand by, support (to back a cause, party etc. mentally or with concrete aid)

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  1. 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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