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On'yomi
ヘン
HEN
Kun'yomi
かた-・かた
kata / kata

one-sided · leaf · sheet · right-side kata radical (no. 91)

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Details

Strokes4
Frequency#1076
Radicalslice(4)
Old Form

Stroke Order

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Strokes4

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of wood split in half. Piece.

Symbolism

One side, fragment, tidy up. Represents piece.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Leaves falling

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一日片時

いちにちへんじ

short time; short time

片言隻語

へんげんせきご

(not even) a few words; (not even) a few words

片言隻句

へんげんせきく

few words; single phrase; few words

片利共生

へんりきょうせい

commensalism; commensalism

打成一片

たじょういっぺん

intensive zazen meditation on a subject; knocking all into one; intensive zazen meditation on a subject

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