片 — one-sided, leaf, sheet

Readings

On'yomi

ヘン

Kun'yomi

かた-かた

Example words

• 破片はへんfragment; splinter; broken piece
• 片道かたみちone-way (trip)
• 片仮名カタカナkatakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
• 片寄るかたよるto be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed
• 片付けるかたづける(1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute) (3) to finish; to bring something to an end (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter) (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off
• 片思いかたおもいunrequited love
• 片付くかたづく(1) to be put in order; to be put to rights (2) to be disposed of; to be solved (3) to be finished (4) to be married (off)
• 片言かたことprattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering