破片(はへん)

はへん
noun
fragment, broken piece, splinter
1. fragment, broken piece, splinter, shard
A piece that has broken off from something, especially glass, pottery, or other hard materials.
ガラスの破片(はへん)で指(ゆび)を切(き)ってしまった。
I cut my finger on a piece of broken glass.
爆発(ばくはつ)で破片(はへん)が飛(と)び散(ち)った。
Fragments scattered from the explosion.
考古学者(こうこがくしゃ)が土器(どき)の破片(はへん)を発見(はっけん)した。
The archaeologist discovered pottery fragments.

破片(はへん) refers to pieces broken off from a larger object, typically hard materials like glass, pottery, metal, or stone.

Common collocations:

  • ガラスの破片(はへん) (glass fragment/shard)
  • 土器(どき)の破片(はへん) (pottery fragment)
  • 金属(きんぞく)破片(はへん) (metal fragment)
  • 破片(はへん)が飛(と)ぶ (fragments fly)

Related terms:

  • 欠片(かけら) (piece, fragment - more general, often written in hiragana)
  • 断片(だんぺん) (fragment, piece - also used figuratively for memories, information)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.2.3 12:05
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