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
fragment; piece
back country; remote countryside
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
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
splinters of glass; glass shards
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
one foot; one leg
one wing; single wing
monocle; lorgnon
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
one eye; one of one's eyes
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
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
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
standing on one leg; single leg stance
corner; nook
one-sided; partial; unfair
small piece; fragment; bit
ice shard; ice shards
bone fragment; spicule
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
fragment; piece
stubbornness; obstinacy
to push to one side; to put aside
piece of cloth
segment; slice; section; intercept
unrequited love; one-sided love
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
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
single-handled pot
pence (monetary unit)
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
tidying up; finishing
bare shoulder
one edge; one end; one side
single door (as opposed to a double door)
(animal or plant) scale
street with houses lined up only on one side
one side of a body
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
speck; glimpse
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
rock fragment
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
speck of cloud
(not) even for a moment
half-hitch; half knot; slipknot
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
few words; single phrase
money; cash
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
unilaterality (e.g. of a contract); one-sidedness (e.g. of a treaty)
flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
shade; shady spot
lame; lameness; mismatched (e.g. odd shoes)
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
driving on two wheels; ski (driving stunt); skiing
close-haul; reach; reefed sail
to lend a hand; to render assistance; (lit.) to bare one shoulder
graft; transplant; implant
ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete
halting English; broken English
difficult breathing; heavy breathing; gasping
(not even) a few words
remote mountain village
fragments; chips; materials
one bank (of a river)
laudanum; opium tincture
slanting, one-sided (shed) roof
fragment; remnant
single-handled pail
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
secret, unrequited love
flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
single-swing(ing) door
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
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
dimple on one cheek
potsherd; shard
corner; remote country place
desk with a tier of drawers on one side
one-sided trade; one way (unbalanced) trade
one-sided grudge
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
one shoulder exposed (e.g. because one sleeve of the kimono is undone)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
penny (monetary unit); pence
schistosity
unrequited love; one-sided love
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)
money; cash
jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)
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.