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片言 (かたこと) — broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese) | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle
Dictionary
片言
かたこと
N1
particle
Meanings
1
broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese)
2
prattle
3
broken language
4
halting language
Example sentence
そのアメリカ人の男の子は片言の日本語を話した。
The American boy spoke broken Japanese.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 片言 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
片
One-sided, Leaf, Sheet
4 strokes
言
Say, Word
7 strokes
More words with
片
片道
かたみち ·
one-way (trip)
N2
破片
はへん ·
fragment
N2
片付け
かたづけ ·
tidying up
N3
片仮名
かたかな ·
katakana
N5
片付く
かたづく ·
Full entry on Jisho
to put in order
N3
後片付け
あとかたづけ ·
tidying up
片思い
かたおもい ·
unrequited love
片~
かた~ ·
single ~
N1
More words with
言
断言
だんげん ·
assertion
N1
発言
はつげん ·
utterance
N1
無言
むごん ·
silence
N1
予言
よげん ·
prediction
N1
言付け
ことづけ ·
to leave a message
N1
言い換える
いいかえる ·
to say in other words
言いなり
いいなり ·
doing as one is told
助言
じょげん ·
advice
N1
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