片 — one-sided, one of a pair, piece
かた
片
one-sided
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
U+7247
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1076
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1297
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #91
Meanings
- one-sided
- one of a pair
- piece
- fragment
- sheet
Readings
- On'yomi
- へん hen
- Kun'yomi
- かた kata
word
かた kata Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
へん ・ぺん hen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.