かた

way, manner, person

→ 方
noun Rare #33,795
way, manner Often follows a verb stem to mean “how to do” something.
JA: 泳ぎかたを教えてください。
EN: Please teach me how to swim.
person A polite way to refer to someone.
JA: あちらのかたは先生です。
EN: That person over there is a teacher.
Declension of 方
方ほうかた

デザートのお好きなかたもおばあちゃんの台所へどうぞ。

If you like desserts, please come on over to Grandma’s kitchen.

そして、生まれてこのかた見たことのないものもあった。

And there were things I had never seen in my life.

お若いかたがあなたにお会いしたいそうです。

A young person would like to meet with you.

生まれてこのかたそんなひどい話は聞いたことがない。

I've never heard anything so terrible in my entire life.