使い方 How To Use

Meaning

Primary

How To Use

Alternative

Way Of Using

Word Type

noun

Explanation

使う means "to use," right? Well, the way to use something is also known as how to use it.

You'll see this on directions that explain how to use something, for example, or you can use it to talk about someone's way of using time, money, and other resources.

Reading

つかいかた

Explanation

This word uses kun'yomi readings for both kanji. You learned the つか reading with 使う, while the かた reading for 方 is the one you learned with other "how-to" words like 作り方 and 読み方.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 使い方を〜

  使い方を教える

  to teach how to use

  使い方を知る

  to know how to use, to find out how to use

  使い方を学ぶ

  to learn how to use

• 〜の使い方

  体の使い方

  how to use one's body

  時間の使い方

  way of spending time

  お金の使い方

  way of spending money

Context Sentences

もう少し、言葉の使い方に気を付けた方がいいよ。

You should be more careful about how you use language.

おじいちゃんはスマホやパソコンの使い方が分からないので、いつも電話をしてきます。

Grandpa always calls because he doesn't know how to use his smartphone or computer.

エクセルの使い方？そんなのうちの犬でも知ってるよ。

How to use Excel? Even my dog knows that.

ロボットの使い方を聞くと、店員は首をかしげて小声でこう言った。「使い方ですか？今は、向こうが人間を使う時代ですよ…」

When I asked how to use the robot, the clerk tilted his head and lowered his voice. "How to use it? These days, it's the robots that use humans."

Kanji Composition

1. 使

   し Use
2. 方

   ほう Direction