How to Say ‘How to get there’ in Japanese
行き方
iki kata
[ee-kee kah-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [行き方] literally means "way of going." You can reuse this pattern with verbs plus [方] for "how to do something," like [食べ方] for "how to eat" or [使い方] for "how to use."
Phrase Breakdown
行き
iki
[ee-kee]
going; way of going
The stem of the verb meaning to go; used in words like directions or way to go.
くうこうへのいきがわかります。
I understand the way of going to the airport.
方
kata
[kah-tah]
way; method
A suffix meaning method, direction, or way of doing something.
いきかたのかたをせつめいします。
I explain the 'kata' part of ikikata, meaning method.
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