fragment

★★★☆☆
4 strokes
PKSTRONG

Onyomi

HEN

Mnemonic

This, to me, looks like a dude facing right, down on one knee, holding out a fancy tray, on which is placed a FRAGMENT OF A HEN (usually the beak, sometimes just the giblets).

Kunyomi

かた fragment NUBI
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

片手(かたて) で or に XXX

one-handed ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN
(fragment) + (hand) = 片手 (one-handed)

to do xxx one-handed.

片言(かたこと)

broken english / Japanese ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUNFP
(fragment) + (say) = 片言 (broken english / Japanese)

we say "He speaks broken English".Japanese say, "He speaks katakoto nihongo."

破片(はへん)

fragment ★★☆☆☆
(rend) + (fragment) = 破片 (fragment)

片仮名(かたかな)

katakana ★☆☆☆☆
(fragment) + (kana) = 片仮名 (katakana)

katakana - the letterforms which are used to write foreign words and indicate emphasis. Oddly, the word "katakana" is written in Kanji. Kind of defeats the purpose?

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Synonyms

fragment
破片    片   
lean
偏る    片寄る   
organize
片付ける    整理    配列    整える