片かた方ほう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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Refers to one of two sides, parties, or opposing positions. Often used when contrasting with the other side. Compare with 両方 (both sides).

〈物もの〉の片かた方ほうone item of a pair of 〈物〉
手て袋ぶくろの片かた方ほうをどこかでなくしてしまった。
I lost one of my gloves somewhere.
片かた方ほうだけ〈動どう詞し〉to do something to/with only one side of a pair
イヤリングを片かた方ほうだけつけている。
She's wearing an earring on only one side.
片かた方ほうの意い見けんを聞きくto hear only one side's opinion (in a dispute)
争あらそいでは片かた方ほうの意い見けんだけを聞きいてはいけない。
In a dispute, you shouldn't listen to only one side's opinion.

一いっ方ぽうN3sense 1
一方 is a more formal/literary way to say 'one side' or 'one party', while 片方 is the everyday word used for one of two sides or one item of a pair.
片かた割われ sense 2
片割れ specifically means 'the missing mate' of a pair (often with a slightly poetic or wistful tone), while 片方 is the plain, neutral word for one item of a pair.

両りょう方ほうN4
両方 means 'both sides/both of a pair', the direct opposite of 片方, which means only one side or one of the pair.
もろ
片方 means 'one side/one of a pair', the opposite of もろ's 'both' sense as in もろ手 (both hands) vs 片方の手 (one hand).
双そう方ほうN1
片方 refers to only one of a pair, in contrast to 双方, which refers to both members of the pair.

片かた側がわN1
片側 means one side of a single object (e.g. one side of a road), while 片方 means one of a pair of separate items (e.g. one shoe of a pair).

Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side') and 方 (hō, 'direction/side'). The reading かたほう is a straightforward combination of the two elements.