Kanji

What does the kanji 片 mean?

片 means fragment, slice; one side. On'yomi ヘン. Kun'yomi かた-、かた.

Quick facts
On'yomiヘン
Kun'yomiかた-、かた
Strokes4
Main radical片
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ヘンKun'yomi かた-、かた
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework4 strokes

fragment, slice; one side

Memory hook

One half of a split trunk — FRAGMENT, SLICE, ONE SIDE.

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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Common words

  • 片道かたみちone-way (trip or ticket)
  • 破片はへんfragment, shard
  • 片仮名かたかなkatakana (script)
  • 片付けるかたづけるto tidy up, to put away (something)

More words with this kanji

  • 片付くかたづくto get tidied up, to be settled
  • 片付けかたづけtidying up, cleaning
  • 片寄るかたよるto lean to one side; to be biased, unbalanced
  • 片~かた~one side of, single (prefix)
  • 片言かたことbroken language, halting speech

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.