noun

  1. one side, one party, the other side, the other party.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. one (of a pair), the other (one), the mate, the fellow.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
片方 かたほう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one-sided, leaf, sheet
かた- ヘン (6th, N2)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)