noun

  1. model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.).

noun, noun used as a suffix

がた when a suffix.
  1. type, style, pattern.

noun

  1. mold (mold), template, model.
  2. kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.).
  3. form (i.e. customary procedure).
  4. size (i.e. clothing, shoes).
  5. inch (in diagonal display size).
  6. (taxonomical) form. Obscure term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かた
がた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mould, type, model
かた ケイ (4th, N2)
punish, penalty, sentence
ケイ おさか ぎょう (8th, N1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)