片
片 — One-sided
one-sided, leaf, sheet
On’yomiヘン (hen)
Kun’yomiかた- (kata)
Kun’yomiかた (kata)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 片
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破片 | はへん hahen | fragment; broken piece; splinter |
| 片手 | かたて katate | one hand |
| 片隅 | かたすみ katasumi | corner; nook |
| 片方 | かたほう katahou | one side; one party; the other side |
| 片道 | かたみち katamichi | one-way (trip); one-way ticket |
| 欠片 | かけら kakera | fragment; broken piece; chip |
Study notes
片 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1076 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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