片冈

片岡

Piàngāng

proper noun #37,649

Meanings

1 Kataoka (Japanese surname)

Characters

slice; one side

Examples

HSK 3

片冈这个姓在日本很常见。

Piàngāng zhège xìng zài Rìběn hěn chángjiàn.

Kataoka is a common surname in Japan.

HSK 5

片冈先生是这部电影的导演。

Piàngāng xiānsheng shì zhèbù diànyǐng de dǎoyǎn.

Mr. Kataoka is the director of this film.

Tips

culture

片冈 = Japanese 'Kataoka' (片岡), literally 'one-side hill'. It's a common Japanese family name; bearers include the kabuki actor lineage Kataoka Nizaemon. In Chinese contexts it almost always signals a Japanese reference.

Stroke Order

片 piàn

冈 gāng