► 接尾辞
片 [へん] meaning: piece rank: 4
☆ プラスチック片 ⇨ A fragment of plastic
► 接頭辞
片 [かた] meaning: one rank: 2
☆ 彼は片耳が聴こえない ⇨ He cannot hear in one ear (☛ One of a pair)
☆ 彼は片親に育てられた ⇨ He was raised by a single-parent (☛ One of a pair)
More examples:
- 木片を穴にはめ込む玩具 ⇨ A toy that you fit wood blocks into slots
- 彼は生まれつき片腕がないというハンデをものともしなかった ⇨ He wasn’t deterred at all by the handicap of being born without one arm
- 早いところ片付けよう ⇨ Let’s get it over with as soon as we can
- 磁気を帯びた金属片 ⇨ A magnetized metal piece
- 片側の車輪が溝に落ちた ⇨ The wheel on one side fell to a ditch
- やくざの片割れ ⇨ A member of yakuza
- 雑用をさっさと片付けて遊びに行きたい ⇨ I want to get the chores done quickly and go out and have some fun
- 彼は片方の耳が聴こえない ⇨ He cannot hear in one ear
- 割れたコップの破片が辺りに飛び散った ⇨ The pieces of a broken glass flew over everywhere
- 片付けなきゃいけない仕事が未だいくつか有る ⇨ I still have a couple of things that I need to get done
- 彼は才能の片鱗を見せた ⇨ He flashed a little bit of, glimpse, of his potential
- 彼はせかせかしている割に何の仕事も片付けていない ⇨ He looks very busy but actually is not getting any work done
- 彼は片膝を突いている ⇨ He is kneeling on one knee
- 子供に遊んだ後の片付けをさせるべきだ ⇨ You should have the kids clean up the clutter after playing
- おもちゃを片付けなさい ⇨ Put away your toys