I'm struggling to understand the difference between the verb
suffix ～方【かた】 and the noun 方法【ほうほう】. As an example, the
difference between 遊び方 (which seems to mean something like
"manner in which someone is playing") and 遊ぶ方法 (which seems to
mean something like "means by which someone is playing"). I'm
also not sure whether the former is the same as 遊びの仕方 (and if
so, this page answers my question). Can anyone help me to clear
these up? Thanks! From the excellent A Dictionary of Basic
Japanese Grammar The important part below: |show 1 more comment|
From your comment: Maybe someone has a habit of letting his soup
cool before drinking, and he always has his soup in this manner
because he doesn't like it piping hot. This is his way of
drinking soup. Or he always stirs the soup exactly 3 times
before drinking. This is his way of drinking soup. I believe
this corresponds to 飲み方, a rather generic "way of doing". Now
for 方法, I believe that this refers to a more methodical,
didactic type of "way of doing". For example, t