Japanese

やり

やりかた
Meaning: way of doing; method; manner
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

や
り
方

Example sentences

Please teach me how to do it.
先輩に仕事のやり方を教わった。
I was taught how to do the job by my senior.
他人のやり方を云々するつもりはない。
I have no intention of criticizing the way others do things.
先生のやり方にならって練習した。
I practiced following the teacher's method.
自分のやり方に固執して、他人の助言を聞こうとしない。
He persists in his own way and does not listen to the advice of others.
彼のやり方はいつもずるい
His methods are always sly.
他人のやり方に、とやかく言う筋合いはない。
I have no right to say this and that about how others do things.
彼のやり方は枠にはまっていて、面白くない。
His methods are stereotyped and uninteresting.
上司は真綿で首を締めるようなやり方で彼を追い詰めた。
The boss cornered him using a method like strangling someone with silk floss.
暗箭傷人するような卑怯なやり方は、決して許されることではない。
Cowardly methods like malicious slander and backstabbing will never be forgiven.

Usage Notes

Refers to the specific method or technique used to perform an action.

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