► 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
- 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
- 簡単な所から先に片付けよう ⇨ Let’s take care of the easy parts first
- 彼等は相手を簡単に片付けた ⇨ They defeated the opponent handily
- 彼は冷蔵庫にある物を片っ端から食べてしまった ⇨ He ate everything that was in the fridge
- 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
- 床にガラスの欠片が落ちていた ⇨ There were shards of glass on the floor
- 磁気を帯びた金属片 ⇨ A magnetized metal piece
- 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
- やくざの片割れ ⇨ A member of yakuza
- 今の所断片的な情報しか得られていない ⇨ So far we’ve only had fragments of information
- 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
- 週末に部屋を片付けた ⇨ I cleaned up my room during the weekend
- おもちゃを片付けなさい ⇨ Put away your toys
- 片手じゃなくて両手で掴め ⇨ Hold it with both hands, not just with one hand