片

Meaning

片 centers on a single, flat piece of something: a leaf, a sheet, or one side of a pair. The radical sense is the same shape used as a component in other characters.

• 片付けかたづけ
  N2

  tidying up; finishing

• 片かた
  N3

  one (of a pair)

• 片ひら

  counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)

• 片へん

  counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

• 片方かたほう
  N3

  one side; one party; the other side; the other party

• 片手かたて
  N1

  one hand

• 断片だんぺん
  N1

  fragment; scrap; piece; shred

• 片道かたみち
  N3

  one-way (trip)

• 片仮名かたかな
  N4

  katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

• 片付けるかたづける
  N4

  to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away

• 片隅かたすみ

  corner; nook

• 欠片かけら
  N1

  fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard

• 破片はへん
  N2

  fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

• 片足かたあし

  one foot; one leg

• 片思いかたおもい
  N1

  unrequited love; one-sided love

• 片側かたがわ
  N1

  one side

• 片っ端かたっぱし

  one edge; one end; one side

• 片目かため

  one eye; one of one's eyes

• 片付くかたづく
  N3

  to be put in order; to be put to rights

• 阿片あへん

  opium

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