Keyword
one of a pair
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig1297
Readings
かた
(76%)
へん
(11%)
(7%)
ぺん
(3%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a chair under a table with a single lit candle on it. It's only one of a pair. There's also a second char that isn't pictured here, and on which your date is going to sit during your candlelit dinner date.

Used in kanji (7 in total)
edition
abyss (old)
mahjong tile
label
Used in vocabulary (246 in total)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
corner; nook
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
tidying up; finishing
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
one eye; one of one's eyes
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
tidying up; finishing
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
piece of meat; cut of meat
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
unrequited love; one-sided love
fragment; one of the group or party
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
one eyebrow
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
moment; instant
spare time; free time; leisure time
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
on one hand; on the other hand
block (of wood); chip; splinter
unrequited love; one-sided love
back country; remote countryside
fragment; piece
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to settle (a problem)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
splinters of glass; glass shards
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
one foot; one leg
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
one wing; single wing
monocle; lorgnon
one eye; one of one's eyes
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to settle (a problem)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
one edge; one end; one side
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
iron scraps
one parent; single parent
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
one edge; one end; one side
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
one side; one of a pair
corner; nook
standing on one leg; single leg stance
one-sided; partial; unfair
small piece; fragment; bit
ice shard; ice shards
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
bone fragment; spicule
fragment; piece
stubbornness; obstinacy
piece of cloth
unrequited love; one-sided love
to push to one side; to put aside
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
segment; slice; section; intercept
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
flake; lamella (of bone); foil (of metal); flat, thin slice of a material
(not) even for a moment
pence (monetary unit)
single-handled pot
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
tidying up; finishing
bare shoulder
one edge; one end; one side
street with houses lined up only on one side
single door (as opposed to a double door)
(animal or plant) scale
one side of a body
speck; glimpse
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
rock fragment
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
speck of cloud
(not) even for a moment
half-hitch; half knot; slipknot
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
few words; single phrase
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
money; cash
unilaterality (e.g. of a contract); one-sidedness (e.g. of a treaty)
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
shade; shady spot
one shoulder exposed (e.g. because one sleeve of the kimono is undone)
shrapnel; shell or bullet fragment
family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
monocle; lorgnon
lame; lameness; mismatched (e.g. odd shoes)
driving on two wheels; ski (driving stunt); skiing
graft; transplant; implant
ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
close-haul; reach; reefed sail
to lend a hand; to render assistance; (lit.) to bare one shoulder
difficult breathing; heavy breathing; gasping
halting English; broken English
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete
(not even) a few words
remote mountain village
fragment; remnant
fragments; chips; materials
single-handled pail
laudanum; opium tincture
one bank (of a river)
slanting, one-sided (shed) roof
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
secret, unrequited love
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights
potsherd; shard
dimple on one cheek
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
one shoulder exposed (e.g. because one sleeve of the kimono is undone)
corner; remote country place
one-sided grudge
one-sided trade; one way (unbalanced) trade
single-swing(ing) door
desk with a tier of drawers on one side
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
penny (monetary unit); pence
unrequited love; one-sided love
schistosity
katakana word; word written in katakana
one of a pair; one side
blindness in one eye; having one eye much bigger than the other; someone blind in one eye; someone with one eye much bigger than the other
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
lame; lameness; mismatched (e.g. odd shoes)
jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)
money; cash
splinter; chip
mixture of correct and broken speech
writing but receiving no response
exchange imbalance
strong push with only one hand
slab (e.g. in metal casting, smelting, etc.)
kanji "side" radical (radical 91) at left
one-way airline ticket; one-way plane ticket
Katayama disease (i.e. schistosomiasis japonica)
wooden scoop (used for bathing)
sequestrum; discerption; sequestral; sequestro-
test piece; test specimen
individual sheet; individual piece
to spend money freely; to blow one's money
Opium Law (1954)
Sichuan sliced spicy garlic pork; boiled pork slices with sauce
flake tool (archaeology)
flake tool (archaeology)
one-night stay (with just breakfast or dinner)
one-night stay (with just breakfast or dinner)
simple on-off switch; one-way switch (UK); two-way switch (US)
only one spouse working; living on a single income
pink woodsorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)
Oncomelania hupensis nosophora (species of tropical freshwater snail)
kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)
Examples (103 in total)
He carries fire in one hand and water in the other.
He often walks with his hand in his pocket.
The girl lifted the heavy box with one hand.