片言

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Chinese

a slice; piece; flake
a slice; piece; flake; thin; slice; disc; sheet
 
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
 
trad. (片言)
simp. #(片言)

Pronunciation


Noun

片言

  1. a few words

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 6
こと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 片言 – see the following entry.
かたことカタコト
(sometimes attributive) broken language
(This term, 片言, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)