How to... ~かた

Attach かた to the stem of verbs to change it into a noun to mean: Way or Manner of doing or how to do...

Construction:
arrow Take the ~ます form of a verb minus the ます
arrow Add かた

漢字の読み
kanji no yomi kata
Way to
read (a) kanji

漢字の書き
kanji no kaki kata
Way to
write (a) kanji


NOTE: Since it becomes a noun phrase, you should use の as above.

Let's ask, "Please teach me how to use chopsticks correctly."

はしの正しい使いを教えてください。
hashi no tadashii tsukai kata o oshiete kudasai.
Please teach me how to
use chopsticks correctly

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