► 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:
- 宴会の片付けに数時間掛かった ⇨ It took a few hours for cleanup after the party
- 週末に部屋を片付けた ⇨ I cleaned up my room during the weekend
- 彼は片方の耳が聴こえない ⇨ He cannot hear in one ear
- 彼には良心の欠片も無い ⇨ He doesn’t have even a small bit of conscience
- やくざの片割れ ⇨ A member of yakuza
- 彼は才能の片鱗を見せた ⇨ He flashed a little bit of, glimpse, of his potential
- 先ずはこの案件から片付けよう ⇨ Let’s take care of this issue first
- 彼は片耳が不自由だ ⇨ He has hearing loss in one ear
- 片手じゃなくて両手で掴め ⇨ Hold it with both hands, not just with one hand
- 組合との交渉が片付いた ⇨ The negotiation with the union got settled
- 片側の車輪が溝に落ちた ⇨ The wheel on one side fell to a ditch
- 用事を固めて片付けた ⇨ I took care of various choirs in one occasion
- 彼は片方の腕で鞄を持ち、もう片方の腕で子供を抱きかかえた ⇨ He held a bag with one arm and then held her child in another arm
- 入手出来る文献を片っ端から読んだが情報は見つからなかった ⇨ I read every single articles available one after another but still couldn’t find the information
- 彼は一片の良心も無い ⇨ He doesn’t have even a sliver of conscience