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片言 (かたこと): broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese) — Japanese vocabulary

片言 is read かたこと and means "broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

片言

Reading
かたこと · katakoto
Translation
broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
かたことが

Example

僕の片言の英語がなんとか通じたのでほっとしました。

ぼくのかたことのえいごがなんとかつうじたのでほっとしました。

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

Kanji in this word

  • 片 — fragment, one side
  • 言 — say, word

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