Word Meaning 片言

へんげん hengen

片言 is read as へんげん (hengen) and means brief remark.

Meaning

English

  1. brief remark
  2. few words
  3. one side (e.g. of an argument)
  4. ex-parte statement

Reading

Kana

へんげん

Romaji

hengen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 93373 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

片言交じり

かたことまじり

mixture of correct and broken speech

片言英語

かたことえいご

halting English

片言隻語

へんげんせきご

(not even) a few words

片言隻句

へんげんせきく

few words

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

片時

へんじ

moment

Example Sentences

4

Tom can speak only a little French.

He spoke in a broken English that was hard to understand.

I was relieved that I could make my broken English understood.

You don't have to speak perfect English. Broken English is OK as long as you can make yourself understood.