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片言かたこと

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かたこと

かたこと

Meaning

1. prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
  
  そのアメリカ人じんの男おとこの子こは片言かたことの日本語にほんごを話はなした。
  
  The American boy spoke broken Japanese.

Kanji

片ヘン one-sided, leaf, sheet 言ゲン say, word

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片言へんげん

へんげん

Meaning

1. ①
  
  brief remark; few words
2. ②
  
  one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement

Kanji

片ヘン one-sided, leaf, sheet 言ゲン say, word

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片言隻句へんげんせきく

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へんげんせきく

Meaning

1. few words; single phrase

Kanji

片ヘン one-sided, leaf, sheet 言ゲン say, word 隻セキ vessels, counter for ships, fish 句ク phrase, clause, sentence

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片言隻語へんげんせきご

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へんげんせきご

Meaning

1. (not even) a few words

Kanji

片ヘン one-sided, leaf, sheet 言ゲン say, word 隻セキ vessels, counter for ships, fish 語ゴ word, speech, language

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片言英語かたことえいご

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かたことえいご

Meaning

1. halting English; broken English

Kanji

片ヘン one-sided, leaf, sheet 言ゲン say, word 英エイ England, English, hero 語ゴ word, speech, language

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片言交かたことまじり

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かたことまじり

Meaning

1. mixture of correct and broken speech

Kanji

片ヘン one-sided, leaf, sheet 言ゲン say, word 交コウ mingle, mixing, association

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