片方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
片	方
かた Grade: 6	ほう Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かたほー [kàtáꜜhòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠ho̞ː]

Noun

片(かた)方(ほう) • (katahō) 

1. one side, one party

   片方(かたほう)だけではなく双方(そうほう)の意見(いけん)を聞(き)く。

   Katahō dake de wa naku sōhō no iken o kiku.

   Don't simply listen to opinions on one side, but instead pay attention to both sides.

2. one (of a pair)

   靴(くつ)が片方(かたほう)なくなる

   kutsu ga katahō nakunaru

   I lost one of my (pair of) shoes.

Synonyms

• 片側(かたがわ) (katagawa)
• 一方(いっぽう) (ippō)

Antonyms

• 両方(りょうほう) (ryōhō)
• 双方(そうほう) (sōhō)