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Words — 6 found

かたこと 片言
JLPT N1 Wanikani level 39 Play audio Links
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering​
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カタコト
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へんげん 片言
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1. brief remark; few words​
Noun
2. one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement​
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かたことえいご 片言英語
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1. halting English; broken English​
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へんげんせきく 片言隻句
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1. few words; single phrase​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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片言隻句 【へんげんせっく】
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かたことま 片言交じり
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. mixture of correct and broken speech​
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へんげんせきご 片言隻語
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1. (not even) a few words​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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Kanji — 2 found

9.386790738250154
4 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
片
one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Kun: かた-、 かた
On: ヘン
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0.482716004507288
7 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
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say, word
Kun: い.う、 こと
On: ゲン、 ゴン
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Sentences — 4 found

  • jreibun/1757/1
      高校生の弟は
    • かたこと片言
      • の英語しかできないのだが、
    • みなみじゅうじせい南十字星
      • がこの
    • め目
      • で見たいと夏休みに
    • たんしん単身
      • ニュージーランドへと
    • たびだ旅立った
      • 。
    • げんち現地
      • ではジェスチャーなどを
    • まじ交え
      • ながらなんとか人々とコミュニケーションがとれたようだ。
    My younger brother, a high school student who can speak halting English at best, traveled alone to New Zealand during his summer vacation to see the Southern Cross with his own eyes. He seems, somehow, to have managed to communicate with people there using gestures and body language. — Jreibun
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