Keyword
one of a pair
- one-sided
- leaf
- sheet
- right-side kata radical (no. 91)
- Frequency
- #1076
- Strokes
- 4
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1297
Readings
かた85%
ヘン15%
Mnemonic
Half a log stands alone on the woodpile, split clean down the middle: just one of a pair, waiting for its twin to come back.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
版edition淵abyss (old)牌mahjong tile婣marriage connections牋composition牏privy hole牐sluice牒label鼎tripod牓tablet牕window牖window牘letter
Used in vocabulary
片方
one side; one party; the other side; the other party; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate; the fellow
Noun
欠片
fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap
Noun
片付ける
to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away; to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of; to finish; …
Ichidan verb
片っ端から
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
Adverb
片
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; fragmentary; few; little; off-centre; remote; side; problem; …
Prefix
片付く
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
Godan verb