# 片 — One Sided

Frequency rank 677 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 留 (Detain), less common than 船 (Boat).

- On’yomi: へん
- Kun’yomi: かた
- Radical: 片 Slice (Kangxi 91)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

The one sided kanji looks like half of a split plank — a vertical line with horizontal strokes on only one side, literally showing just one side of something.

In words:

- 片付ける かたづける — to tidy up
- 片道 かたみち — one-way (trip)
- 片言 かたこと — a smattering;talk like a baby;speak haltingly

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