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How to A; Way/style of A
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彼 の 女 の 子 は 自 転 車 の 乗 り 方 を 未 だ 習 っ て 居 な い の で お 父 さ ん に 教 え て 貰 う そ う で す 。 
That girl still hasn't learned how to ride a bicycle, so her father teaches her (I hear).
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日 本 の 漫 画 の 読 み 方 は 右 か ら 左 だ 。 
The way to read a Japanese comic is from right to left.
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ゲ ー ム の 為 方 が 分 か ら な い 人 は 先 生 に 聞 い て ね 。 
Anyone who doesn't understand how to play the game should ask the teacher.
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此 の パ ソ コ ン の 使 い 方 が 分 か ら な い の で 説 明 し て 下 さ い 。 
I don't know how to use this computer, so please explain it to me.
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此 の パ ソ コ ン の 使 い 方 が 分 か り ま せ ん 。 
I don't understand how to use this computer.
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私 は 、 彼 女 に 仕 事 の 仕 方 を 習 い ま し た 。 
I learned how to do the job from her.
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セ ー タ ー の 編 み 方 は 難 し い 。 
The way to knit a sweater is hard.
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可愛 い ア ク セ サ リ ー の 作 り 方 を 教 え て ！ 
Teach me how to make cute accessories!
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貴方 は ギ タ ー の 弾 き 方 を 習 っ た こと が あります か 。 
Have you ever learned how to play the guitar?
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ギ タ ー の 弾 き 方 を 教 え て 呉 れ ま せ ん か 。 
Will you teach me how to play the guitar?
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此 の 歌 の 歌 い 方 を 教 え て 呉 れ ま す か 。 
Will you tell me how to sing this song?
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此 れ が 御 米 の 炊 き 方 で す 。 
This is how we cook rice.
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逆 上 が り を 為 る 時 の 鉄 棒 の 持 ち 方 は 何時 も の 逆 だ よ 。 
At the swing upward point, the way to hold the (gymnastics) high bar is the opposite of usual.
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ご 飯 の 上 手 な 炊 き 方 を 知 っ て 居 ま す か 。 
Do you know a good way to cook rice?
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サクラ の 話 し 方 は 私 の 神 経 に 障 る 。 
Sakura's way of speaking gets on my nerves.
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其 の 謎 々 の 解 き 方 が 分 か ら な い 。 
I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle.
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彼 に 泳 ぎ 方 を 教 え た 。 
I taught him how to swim.
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彼 は 生 き 方 を 改 め た 。 
He amended his way of living.
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彼 ら は ジャック の 髪 の 刈 り 方 を 冷 や か し た 。 
They made fun of Jack's haircut.
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薬 の 飲 み 方 を 教 え て 下 さ い 。 
Please explain how to take the medicine.
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金 庫 の 開 け 方 を 教 え て 呉 れ た ら 、 獲 物 は お 前 に も 分 け て 遣 ろ う 。 
If you tell me how to open the safe, I'll split the loot with you.
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考 え 方 次 第 で は 此 の 買 い 物 は お 得 だ よ 。 
The value of these goods depend on your way of thinking.
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出 産 を 契 機 に 、 自 分 の 生 き 方 を 考 え 直 し た 。 
I used giving birth as an opportunity to rethink how to live my life.
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女 ら し い 話 し 方 を 為 る 。 
I have a feminine way of speaking.
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国 によって 考 え 方 が 異 な る 。 
Ways of thinking differ depending on the country.
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母 は 昔 の 遣 り 方 に 飽 く ま で 拘 っ て 居 る 。 
Mom is completely stuck on the old way of doing things.
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親 御 さ ん に 対 し て そ ん な 口 の 利 き 方 を 為 る 乃 じ ゃ な い 。 
You don't speak that way to someone else's parents.
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彼 は 泳 ぎ 方 を 習 っ た 。 
He learned how to swim.
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The way to do A. So, 読み方 (よみかた) is "the way to read".
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wjomlex
Level: 90
Keep in mind that "verb stem" + 方 is a noun. When using this construction you have to use の instead of を.
漢字を書く ---> 漢字の書き方
本を読む ---> 本の読み方

This also works in combination with other particles. (You may want to take a look at the usage of the particle の^-^)
東京へ行く ---> 東京への行き方
But be careful about で. Although a construction like 筆での書き方 is grammatically correct, it is not commonly used. In that case it's better to say 筆の使い方 instead.
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Karlla
Level: 905

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Nantosh
Level: 1
Example #2 in Japanese says you read from right to left, but the translation below is left to right. Oh, and by the way, you do read manga from right to left.
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 300
Yea, the English was wrong :). Fixed, thank you!
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17 years ago
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freshidea
Level: 1
Michael,

Is the Kanken offered outside of Japan? I bought that Nintendo DS Kanji program and it has been very helpful. Have you tried it? It is arranged by grade level, starting with 10 kyuu, much like the Kanken. Good luck with 5!
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 300
Yea, I wrote the review for it in renshuu.org's forums. I have some issues with it (namely, that it doesn't seem to intelligently filter out terms that you already know well), but it's great for writing practice, and there's a lot of reading too.



*sighs* I really need to get back into studying for 5; working on this grammar section has really thrown me off completely.
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17 years ago
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エンゲルス
Level: 1
When using a 漢語(sino-japanese word) like 勉強する or 電話する the particle の　must be used before 仕方, meaning in this case "way of/to" or "manner of", here is an example :

漢字の勉強の仕方は.....です。　(The way to study kanji is....)

Hope it helps.
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16 years ago
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テリフン
Level: 1
I know this conversation is old, and I am sorry for reviving it, but I have a question regarding the する verbs and 方. Would this be a proper sentence: 自分で日本語の勉強のし方が分かりません。 Would the　の　be used both before the verb and before the し, as seen in the sentence, or would the first の　be an を: 自分で日本語を勉強のし方が分かりません。
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13 years ago
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できるだけ
Level: 28
No, you need の in both positions. We normally use を with 勉強する because する turns 勉強 into a verb, but without it, it's just a normal noun, and normal noun-connection rules apply - 日本語の勉強の仕方. Setting aside special cases where people omit an obvious verb just for convenience, if you don't have a transitive verb, you shouldn't be using を.
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13 years ago
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emmy
Level: 3
できるだけis right. を marks a direct object so in 日本語を勉強する　日本語 is the direct object of the verb to study. In your example わかりません is the verb and が is the object marker for that particular verb. if you change the verb into something that requires を, then you can replace the が with を. I hope this isn't too off-topic but: 日本語の勉強 the study of Japanese. (No verb, no object) 日本語を勉強する to study Japanese.(日本語is the object) 日本語の勉強をする。"To do the study of Japanese" (the verb is する and the phrase "日本語の勉強" is the object) If you're not syntax/grammar orientated try to think of it is: Subject: The person or thing that is the cause of the action. (Who is doing it?) Verb/Predicate: the action or what is happening in the clause (What is being done?) Object: What/whom does the verb affect? Then you should never have to wonder when to use を again :)
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Well, don't forget that the particle を can occasionally mark parts of speech that aren't a direct object. For example, it can (1) mark the point where the movement of the verb begins, or (2) mark the location where the movement occurs. (1) タクシーを降りる -- to get out of a taxi (2) 歩道を歩く -- to walk along the sidewalk Note that both these verbs are intransitive.
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emmy
Level: 3
Good point.
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13 years ago
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テリフン
Level: 1
Ugh, grammar has never been my greatest strength. Thanks for the tips though! It helped clear up a lot of confusion.
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13 years ago
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dejainanoka
Level: 1
この漢字を書き方を教えて下さい。 Please teach me how to write this kanji.
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12 years ago
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できるだけ
Level: 28
I think you added a comment instead of an example sentence by mistake - click on the "User Sentences" tab and try again. :) By the way, adding 方 to a verb stem turns it into a now, so you can no longer use を with that verb - you want to say "漢字の書き方" instead.
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12 years ago
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|マルコ|
Level: 110

DoBJG also mentions "A way of; a manner of; how to" for this grammar point, so I feel like adding one of the first two might be helpful, for sentences like:

彼の食べ方は上品だ。
His way of eating is elegant.

which doesn't really falls under "How to"

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4 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 300

Done!

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4 years ago
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