〜かたがた
N1katagata
while also; partly for the purpose of
Formation
Noun + かたがた
Chinese meanings
借……之便
Chinese formation
名词+かたがた
Chinese usage
借某个正式目的的机会,同时做另一件事。
Chinese notes
常用于致谢、问候、探望等正式场合。
Examples
- 先日のお礼かたがた、ご挨拶に伺いたいと存じます。I would like to call on you to pay my respects, and also to thank you for the other day.我想借感谢您前几天帮助的机会前去拜访。
- 退院のご報告かたがた、入院中のお見舞いのお礼を申し上げます。I'm writing to let you know I've left the hospital, and to thank you for visiting me there.借报告出院的机会,感谢您住院期间前来探望。
- 出張かたがた、久しぶりに恩師のお宅を訪ねた。While on a business trip, I also visited my former teacher's home for the first time in years.出差时,我顺便久违地拜访了恩师的家。
Notes
Formal; typically with お礼, ご挨拶, ご報告, お見舞い plus a verb of visiting (伺う, 訪ねる). Compare casual 〜がてら and 〜かたわら (parallel long-term activities).
#purpose#formal
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('katagata');
{
"id": "katagata",
"pattern": "〜かたがた",
"romaji": "katagata",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "while also; partly for the purpose of",
"formation": "Noun + かたがた",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先日のお礼かたがた、ご挨拶に伺いたいと存じます。",
"furigana": "{先日|せんじつ}のお{礼|れい}かたがた、ご{挨拶|あいさつ}に{伺|うかが}いたいと{存|ぞん}じます。",
"en": "I would like to call on you to pay my respects, and also to thank you for the other day."
},
{
"ja": "退院のご報告かたがた、入院中のお見舞いのお礼を申し上げます。",
"furigana": "{退院|たいいん}のご{報告|ほうこく}かたがた、{入院|にゅういん}{中|ちゅう}のお{見舞|みま}いのお{礼|れい}を{申|もう}し{上|あ}げます。",
"en": "I'm writing to let you know I've left the hospital, and to thank you for visiting me there."
},
{
"ja": "出張かたがた、久しぶりに恩師のお宅を訪ねた。",
"furigana": "{出張|しゅっちょう}かたがた、{久|ひさ}しぶりに{恩師|おんし}のお{宅|たく}を{訪|たず}ねた。",
"en": "While on a business trip, I also visited my former teacher's home for the first time in years."
}
],
"tags": [
"purpose",
"formal"
],
"notes": "Formal; typically with お礼, ご挨拶, ご報告, お見舞い plus a verb of visiting (伺う, 訪ねる). Compare casual 〜がてら and 〜かたわら (parallel long-term activities).",
"zh": {
"source_hash": "763272ba70376975c61218a6e5fc48460837abc608b84bb55646a636452642ff",
"meanings": [
"借……之便"
],
"formation": "名词+かたがた",
"explanation": "借某个正式目的的机会,同时做另一件事。",
"notes": "常用于致谢、问候、探望等正式场合。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "先日のお礼かたがた、ご挨拶に伺いたいと存じます。",
"zh": "我想借感谢您前几天帮助的机会前去拜访。"
},
{
"ja": "退院のご報告かたがた、入院中のお見舞いのお礼を申し上げます。",
"zh": "借报告出院的机会,感谢您住院期间前来探望。"
},
{
"ja": "出張かたがた、久しぶりに恩師のお宅を訪ねた。",
"zh": "出差时,我顺便久违地拜访了恩师的家。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#katagata",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "fd7c868f9ef1c7beef669ca36c75a5a3de59fe2b3c5b617be0b2b51285255757",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
}
}