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Random Grade 6 Joyo Kanji (常用漢字)


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Grade Level: 6
JLPT Level: 2

Frequency: 1076

Bushu (Radical) Info:
片 (かた)
one-sided leaf sheet

Henshall Mnemonic:
one side of a tree is some piece!
Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 4 Strokes



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On-Yomi Reading(s):
ヘン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた-
かた
English Meaning(s):
one-sided
leaf
sheet

Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.)
  • け   [あとかたづけ]
    (n) tidying up; cleaning [K] [D]
  •   [だんぺん]
    (n) fragment; crumb; shred; bits and pieces [K] [D]
  •   [はへん]
    (n) fragment; splinter; broken piece [K] [D]
  •   [かたかな]
    (n) katakana [K] [D]
  • る   [かたよる]
    (v5r) to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased [K] [D]
  •   [かたすみ]
    (n) corner; nook [K] [D]
  • い   [かたおもい]
    (n) unrequited love [K] [D]
  •   [かたて]
    (n) one hand [K] [D]
  •   [かたがわ]
    (n) one side [K] [D]
  •   [かたみち]
    (n) one-way (trip) [K] [D]
  • く   [かたづく]
    (v5k,vi) (1) to be put in order; to be put to rights; (2) to be disposed of; to be solved; (3) to be finished; (4) to be married (off) [K] [D]
  • ける   [かたづける]
    (v1,vt) (1) to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away; (2) to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); (3) to finish; to bring something to an end; (4) to marry off (e.g. a daughter); (5) to do away with someone; to bump someone off [K] [D]
  •   [かたほう]
    (n) one side; one party; the other side; the other party [K] [D]
  •   [かため]
    (n) one eye [K] [D]
  •   [もくへん]
    (n) block (of wood); chip; splinter [K] [D]
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The SOD image used on this page is from the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary and the Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (see http://www.kanji.org), and is used with the kind permission of Mr. Jack Halpern. This image must not be copied or used elsewhere without Mr Halpern's permission. Use of this image without permission is a violation of copyright laws.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict_doc.html#IREF05