片 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「片」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「片」
- On
- ヘンへん · hen
- Kun
- かたkata
- Meaning
- one side; piece; fragment
Stroke order
Origin
The right half of a tree split lengthwise; one of two parts — hence "one side, a piece."
Readings and examples
| Onヘンへんhen | 紙片しへん破片はへん断片だんぺん |
|---|---|
| Kunかたkata | 片方かたほう片手かたて片一方かたいっぽう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 片手かたて
one hand
- 破片はへん
fragment; shard
- 片隅かたすみ
- 鴉片あへん
Example
片手でかばんを持った。
I held the bag in one hand.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)