This is the 9178th most frequent Japanese word.
片言
"片言" means "broken or halting speech" or "fragmentary words."
The term '片言' is used here to describe a simple or broken way of speaking.
彼の会話は片言でした。
His conversation was simple.
Here, '片言' emphasizes the idea of communicating effectively even with limited language proficiency.
片言でも伝えることが重要です。
It's important to communicate, even in simple language.
In this sentence, '片言' describes the developmental stage of speech in infants, characterized by incomplete or fragmented words.