片言隻句 へんげんせきく Also written へんげんせっく Meanings Noun few words; single phrase Kanji 片 piece. Read as ヘン. 言 word. Read as ゲン. 隻 ship counter. Read as セキ. 句 phrase. Read as ク. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists