noun, takes genitive case の

  1. prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk, imperfect speech, smattering.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
片言 かたこと
 
 
 
 
カタコト

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one-sided, leaf, sheet
かた- ヘン (6th, N2)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)