Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 片言(かたこと) in Japanese

片言
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
かたこと, カタコト
Romaji
katakoto, katakoto
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
    Example sentence
    僕の片言の英語がなんとか通じたのでほっとしました。 I was relieved that I could make my broken English understood.

Examples of 片言, かたこと, カタコト in a sentence

Kanji in this word

片 JLPT 2

4 strokes

one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

On'Yomi: ヘン

Kun'Yomi: かた-, かた

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言 JLPT 5

7 strokes

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On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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