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Kanji Detail for 片 - "piece, thin piece, a little"

片

  • Meaning

    片 means "piece, thin piece, a little."

    1. Piece - A fragment; one of two parts.

    2. Wood piece - The right half of wood split in two.

    3. Thin piece - A small, flat fragment; counter for such pieces.

    4. A little - Slightly; just a bit.

    5. Pence - British currency unit (transliteration).

  • Words using 片

    • 片手 かたて Listen one hand
    • 破片 はへん Listen fragment; broken piece; splinter
    • 片隅 かたすみ Listen corner; nook
    • 片方 かたほう Listen one side; one party; the other side
    • 片道 かたみち Listen one-way (trip); one-way ticket
    • 断片 だんぺん Listen fragment; scrap; piece
    • 片側 かたがわ Listen one side
    • 片付ける かたづける Listen to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up

  • Four-character idioms with 片

    • 一日片時 いちにちへんじ Listen short time
    • 打成一片 たじょういっぺん Listen intensive zazen meditation on a subject
    • 片利共生 へんりきょうせい Listen commensalism
    • 片言隻句 へんげんせきく Listen few words; single phrase
    • 片言隻語 へんげんせきご Listen (not even) a few words

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    • Verified meaning: piece, thin piece, a little
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かた, かたしお, かたみね, かたやな)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 片

    Surnames 片(かた)Listen 片(かたしお)Listen 片(かたみね)Listen 片(かたやな)Listen 片(かたやなき)Listen 片(かたやなぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    disk; sheet

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    slice, splinter; page, strip

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Something thin and flat. As in 木片 (wood chip), 紙片 (paper slip). | Half. (Analects) "One who can judge a case by a single word." Meaning not waiting for the statement to be complete. | Colloquially, calling cards are called 片. | When officials submit additional matters alongside their memorials, it is called 附片.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hen(ヘン) ヘン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kata(かた) かた

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    片 (kata・katahen)

  • Related Keywords

    piece thin piece a little sliver one side fragment bit section slice flat segment fraction chip splinter flake small incomplete

Sentences including 片

  • You must clear the table.

  • Take this box away soon.

  • How will you dispose of this problem?

  • I cleaned up after the party.

  • Pick it up.

  • Almost all the work is done now.

  • He is blind in one eye.

  • I want you to have this room clean and tidy.

  • I'll be with you as soon as i finish this job.

  • He stood up with his hat in his hand.

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