片手(かたて)

かたて
noun
one hand
body-part
See also: 両手(りょうて) (both hands)
1. one hand
A single hand, as opposed to both hands. Used to describe actions performed with only one hand, or to indicate something that can be held or managed with one hand.
片手(かたて)で持(も)てる。
I can hold it with one hand.
彼(かれ)は片手(かたて)にコーヒーを持(も)って歩(ある)いていた。
He was walking with a coffee in one hand.
片手(かたて)で運転(うんてん)するのは危(あぶ)ないからやめてほしい。
I wish you would stop driving with one hand because it's dangerous.

Usage

Often used with the particle で to describe how an action is performed: 片手(かたて)で (with one hand). Also used with に to describe what is being held: 片手(かたて)に傘(かさ)を持(も)つ (to hold an umbrella in one hand). The expression 片手(かたて)間(ま) describes doing something casually or as a side activity.

Common collocations

  • 片手(かたて)で持(も)つ: to hold with one hand
  • 片手(かたて)に: in one hand
  • 片手(かたて)操作(そうさ): one-handed operation
  • 片手(かたて)落(お)ち: one hand down (sumo); inferior version

Related Words

Related: 片方(かたほう) (one side)
Related: 片目(かため) (one eye)
Related: 片耳(かたみみ) (one ear)
Related: 片足(かたあし) (one leg)
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Added 2026.2.24 22:29 · Revised 2026.10.12 22:46
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