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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of お (o-, honorific prefix) + 方 (kata, “direction; (polite) person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
お方 • (okata)
- (polite) person
- あのお方の紹介なら信用します。
- Ano okata no shōkai nara shin'yō shimasu.
- If it's an introduction from that honorable person, I trust it.
- (honorific) nobleman's wife, concubine or child
- (now polite) someone else's wife
- (Tōkai–Tōsan) bride