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    3. 片や

    片や

    片かたや​

    on the one hand ... (and on the other ...)

    KMT9News #26+1ExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab7 strokes

    かたや

    Expressions

    1.
    on the one hand ... (and on the other ...), on one side

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    片かたや彼かれは賛さん成せいし、片かたや彼かの女じょは反はん対たいした。

    On the one hand, he agreed, and on the other hand, she disagreed.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    このプロジェクトは、片かたやコスト削さく減げんに貢こう献けんするが、片かたや品ひん質しつ低てい下かのリスクも伴ともなう。

    This project, on the one hand, contributes to cost reduction, but on the other hand, it also entails the risk of quality degradation.

    KMT9Core ConceptsBusiness & Finance
    片かたや都と市し部ぶでは人じん口こうが集しゅう中ちゅうし、片かたや地ち方ほうでは過か疎そ化かが進すすんでいる。

    On the one hand, the population is concentrated in urban areas, while on the other hand, depopulation is progressing in rural areas.

    KMT9Core ConceptsDaily Life
    片かたや新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつは生せい活かつを便べん利りにするが、片かたや新あらたな問もん題だいも生うみ出だす。

    On the one hand, new technology makes life convenient, but on the other hand, it also creates new problems.

    KMT9Core ConceptsTechnology
    彼かれの意ごい見けんは、片かたや現げん状じょう維い持じを主 張 し、片かたや抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな改かい革かくを求もとめる声こえもあり、議ぎ論ろんは平へい行こう線せんをたどった。

    His opinion, on the one hand, advocated for maintaining the status quo, while on the other hand, there were calls for drastic reforms, and the discussion remained at an impasse.

    KMT10Core ConceptsPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    片
    かた-・かた…(1)
    one-sided・leaf・sheet・right-side kata radical (no. 91)
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
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