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)

Related Words

Compare: 切(き)れ端(はし) (scrap)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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