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Japanese word 片言: halting speech / broken language. Meanings and example sentences.

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片言 (かたこと): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

片言 (かたこと) means halting speech / broken language.

See example sentences below.

片言 at a glance

片言
かたことkatakoto
N1noun
halting speech / broken language
片言かたことkatakotoN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 片言

Core meaning

halting speech / broken language

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は片言の日本語を話します。

Translation

He speaks halting Japanese.

Example 2

赤ちゃんが片言で話し始めた。

Translation

The baby started talking in broken words.

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