Word Meaning 片々

へんぺん hempen

片々 is read as へんぺん (hempen) and means fragmentary (e.g. knowledge).

Meaning

English

  1. fragmentary (e.g. knowledge)
  2. scrappy
  3. insignificant
  4. unimportant
  5. trifling
  6. in pieces
  7. in scraps
  8. in flakes

Reading

Kana

へんぺん

Romaji

hempen

Writing Variants

  • 片片 へんぺん hempen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 139482 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

片手

かたて

one hand

片方

かたほう

one (of a pair)

片道

かたみち

one-way (trip)

片側

かたがわ

one side

片思い

かたおもい

unrequited love

片付ける

かたづける

to marry off (e.g. a daughter)

片付く

かたづく

to be finished

片言

かたこと

prattle

片時

へんじ

moment

片目

かため

one eye

片隅

かたすみ

corner

片足

かたあし

one of a pair (of shoes or socks)