片へん言げん

noun

brief remark; few words

Formal or literary noun for a short statement or a small number of words. Often used in expressions like 片言もない (not a single word).

• 彼かれは会かい議ぎで片へん言げんも発はっしなかった。

  He didn't utter a single word at the meeting.

noun

one side of an argument; ex-parte statement

Used in formal or legal contexts to refer to hearing only one side of a matter, or a statement made by one party without the other present.

• 片へん言げんだけを聞きいて判はん断だんするのは危き険けんだ。

  It is dangerous to judge based on only one side of the story.