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片

片 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘンJHS
Kun (native)
  • かた〜Elem.
  • かたElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音pian4
  • 拼音pian1
  • 한글pyeon
  • Hán-ViệtPhiến

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
片(かた)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7247

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰丿⿱丄𠃍

Words using this kanji

  • 片手か��てone hand
  • 片隅かたすみ「かたすみ」参照。corner, nook
  • 片方かたほう（かたほう）二つある物の内の一つ。かたかた。 （かたかた） （かたえ）one side, one party, the other side, the other party
  • 片道かたみちone-way (trip), one-way ticket
  • 片側かたがわ「かたがわ」を参照。one side
  • 片仮名カタカナ「かたかな」を参照。katakana
  • 片目かためone eye, one of one's eyes, being blind in one eye, person who is blind in one eye
  • 片付けるかたづける「かたづける」の漢字表記。to put in order, to tidy up, to clean up, to put away
  • 片思いかたおもいunrequited love, one-sided love
  • 片付くかたづく「かたづく」の漢字表記。to be put in order, to be put to rights, to be disposed of, to be solved
  • 片足かたあしone foot, one leg, one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
  • 片やかたやon the one hand ... (and on the other ...), on one side
  • 片言かたことわずかなことば。 片方の人の言い分。prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk
  • 片腕かたうでone arm, one's right-hand man, one's right hand
  • 片付けかたづけ「かたづけ」の漢字表記。tidying up, finishing
  • 片っ端からかたっぱしからabsolutely every little bit, everything from A to Z, systematically, thoroughly
  • 片面かためん一方の面。 顔の半面。one side
  • 片親かたおやone parent, single parent
  • 片手間かたてまspare time, free time, leisure time
  • 片田舎かたいなか「かたいなか」の漢字表記。back country, remote countryside

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Lookup codes

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