No. 3,441 in Japanese
片方
"One side" or "one counterpart."
In a sentence
彼は片方の手袋を無くしました。
He lost one of the gloves.
In this sentence, "片方" is used to indicate one piece out of a pair, specifically one of the gloves.
イヤホンの片方が壊れています。
One earphone is broken.
Here, "片方" is used to refer to one side of items typically used in pairs, in this case, earphones.
靴の片方が泥で汚れています。
One of the shoes is dirty from mud.
This sentence uses "片方" to specify one shoe out of a pair of shoes.
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