# 片 fragment

★★★☆☆
4 strokes
PK STRONG

## Onyomi

HEN |

## Mnemonic

| This, to me, looks like a dude facing right, down on one knee, holding out a fancy tray, on which is placed a FRAGMENT OF A HEN (usually the beak, sometimes just the giblets).

## Kunyomi

かた | fragment NUBI ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

片手(かたて) で or に　XXX | one-handed ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 片 (fragment) + 手 (hand) = 片手 (one-handed) to do xxx one-handed.
片言(かたこと) | broken english / Japanese ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN FP 片 (fragment) + 言 (say) = 片言 (broken english / Japanese) we say "He speaks broken English".Japanese say, "He speaks katakoto nihongo."
破片(はへん) | fragment ★★☆☆☆ 破 (rend) + 片 (fragment) = 破片 (fragment)
片仮名(かたかな) | katakana ★☆☆☆☆ 片 (fragment) + 仮名 (kana) = 片仮名 (katakana) katakana - the letterforms which are used to write foreign words and indicate emphasis. Oddly, the word "katakana" is written in Kanji. Kind of defeats the purpose?

## Used In

- 版

## Synonyms

fragment 破片 片
lean 偏る 片寄る
organize 片付ける 整理 配列 整える