片言隻句

Readings

Kana: へんげんせきく、へんげんせっく
Romaji: hengensekiku, hengensekku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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few words; single phrase

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: ヘン、 かた-、 かた
Meanings: one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: セキ
Meanings: vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair
Reading: 
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku