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片

one-sided
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingヘン
Kun readingかた-、かた
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. one-sidedRtK
  2. leaf
    木片は１本の留め木で留めてある。The wooden pieces are fastened with a peg.tatoeba
    片仮名も平仮名に改める。Changed katakana to hiragana.wiki
  3. right-side kata radical (no. 91)
  4. sheet
  1. to be put in order
  2. to be put to rights
  3. to be disposed of
  4. to be solved
  5. to be finished

Popular Usage

片付ける片道片仮名片付く片寄る片言片思い片付け

Radicals and components

Radical片slice

Mnemonic (RtK)

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waiter with wine on tray

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1297

Compound words

片付けるかたづける
to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away
片道かたみち
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
片付くかたづく
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished
片思いかたおもい
unrequited love; one-sided love
欠片かけら
fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard
断片だんぺん
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
破片はへん
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
片隅かたすみ
corner; nook
片手かたて
one hand
片側かたがわ
one side
片方かたほう
one side; one party; the other side; the other party; one (of a pair)
片目かため
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
木片もくへん
block (of wood); chip; splinter
後片付けあとかたづけ
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
一片いっぺん
a piece
花片はなびら
petal
半片はんぺん
pounded fish cake
片肱かたひじ
one elbow
片膝かたひざ
one knee
片鱗へんりん
part
片腕かたうで
one arm
片跛かたちんば
lame
片靨かたえくぼ
dimple on one cheek
鱗片りんぺん
(animal or plant) scale

Kun Reading Examples

彼は片目が見えない。かため
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は板の片端を持ち上げた。かたはし
He upped one end of the plank.tatoeba
彼は交通事故で片目の視力を失った。かため
He lost the sight of one eye in a traffic accident.tatoeba
彼はあやうく片目を失明するところだった。かため
He came close to losing an eye.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は片目が見えない。
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は片方の眼が見えない。
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は片方の目が不自由だ。
He is blind in one eye.tatoeba
彼は片膝をついて身をかがめた。
He ducked down on one knee.tatoeba
漢語、外来語・片仮名語・話し言葉
Sino-Japanese words, borrowed words and katakana words, and spoken wordswiki
片道3,000円
The fare is 3,000 yen for one-way.wiki
片道2,900円
The fare is 2,900 yen for one-way.wiki
同じクラスの狭山真琴に片思いしている。
He is in one-sided love with his classmate, Makoto SAYAMA.wiki
前後日も準備・後片付けのため休校となる。
KIT is off not only on those three days but on the day before and after the festival for its preparation and cleanup.wiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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