かたごと (カタゴト)
Katagoto · かたごと — prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk, imperfect speech, smattering; brief remark, few words; one side (e.g. of an argument), ex-parte statement
Other ways to say “prattle” in Japanese →
かたごと in rōmaji: katagoto.
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かたごと
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
片言
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| 読み (Reading) |
カタゴト
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名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
かたごと
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| 読み・基本形 |
カタゴト
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| 表記・基本形 |
かたごと
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| 見出し語の読み |
カタコト
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In formal or legal contexts, to describe one-sided statements or arguments, or in literary usage for broken speech.
彼の意見はかたごとで、全体の状況を無視している。
Kare no iken wa katagoto de, zentai no jōkyō o mushi shite iru.
His opinion is one-sided, ignoring the overall situation.
その小説には赤ちゃんのかたごとが可愛く描かれている。
Sono shōsetsu ni wa akachan no katagoto ga kawaiku egakarete iru.
The novel charmingly depicts a baby's prattle.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'katakoto' (broken speech), but 'katagoto' often implies one-sidedness in arguments.
かたごと means “prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk, imperfect speech, smattering; brief remark, few words; one side (e.g. of an argument), ex-parte statement” — full definition & examples →