one-sided, fragment, a piece
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヘン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かた.る
- かた.
- かたち
About this kanji
The kanji 「片」 primarily means one-sided or a piece. It's often used as a noun but can also be part of verbs. For example, 片付ける (かたづける) means to tidy up, while 片道 (かたみち) refers to a one-way trip. Another interesting compound is 片思い (かたおもい), which means unrequited love, where one person has feelings that are not returned. Additionally, 片面 (かためん) means one side, which is useful in describing physical objects. It's worth noting that this kanji conveys the idea of something being incomplete or not whole, reinforcing its meaning of being one-sided.
Built from
Example sentences
片方の靴が見つからない。
I can't find one of my shoes.
Meanings across languages
- English
- one-sided, fragment, a piece
- Tiếng Việt
- mảnh, một bên, một phần
- 日本語
- 片寄せ, 片方, 一部
- 한국어
- 한쪽, 조각
- 中文
- 单方面, 碎片, 一部分
- id
- sisi, potongan
- th
- ด้านเดียว, ชิ้นส่วน
- es
- fragmento, trozo
- fr
- unilatéral, fragment, un morceau
- de
- einseitig, Fragment
- pt
- unilateral, fragmento, uma peça
Common compounds
- 片付けるかたづけるto tidy up, to put in order
- 片道かたみちone way, single trip
- 片思いかたおもいunrequited love
- 片面かためんone side
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