Memory phrase for the Kanji: 片

片

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Meaning one side, imperfection, incomplete

Pronunciation

HEN
kata

Explanation

When splitting a tree, these fragments are created: 丬=爿 and 片

Mnemonic
 
Pictograph of the right side of a tree split into half with branches.

Radicals

片 one sideDeveloped from a split tree. The other side of the fragment is: 爿. It is often used simplified as a bed: 丬.
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 Vocabulary

片仮名 かたかな  katakana
片付く かたづく  to put in order, to dispose of, to solve
片付け かたづけ  tidying up, finishing
片付ける かたづける  to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away
片寄る かたよる  to be one-sided, to incline, to be prejudiced
片言 かたこと  brief remark, few words
片道 かたみち  one-way (trip)
破片 はへん  fragment, splinter, broken piece

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