Kanji 片: "one-sided, leaf, sheet"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 片

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 片かた手てone hand
• 片かた付づけるto put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away · to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of
• 片かた方ほうone side; one party; the other side; the other party · one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate; the fellow
• 欠片かけらfragment; broken piece; chip; splinter · ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap
• 片かた隅すみcorner; nook
• 破は片へんfragment; broken piece; splinter; chip
• 片かた付づくto be put in order; to be put to rights · to be disposed of; to be solved
• 片かたっ端ぱしからabsolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly
• 片かた足あしone foot; one leg · one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
• 片かた付づけtidying up; finishing
• 片かた腕うでone arm · one's right-hand man; one's right hand
• 片かた目めone eye; one of one's eyes · being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye

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