断片(だんぺん)

だんぺん
noun
fragment, piece, scrap
1. fragment, piece, scrap
A small, broken-off piece of something larger, whether physical or abstract (such as information or memory).
記憶(きおく)の断片(だんぺん)をたどる。
To trace fragments of memory.
会話(かいわ)の断片(だんぺん)が聞(き)こえてきた。
I could hear fragments of conversation.
断片(だんぺん)的(てき)な情報(じょうほう)しかないので、全体(ぜんたい)像(ぞう)がつかめない。
Since I only have fragmentary information, I can't grasp the full picture.

USAGE:
Often used with abstract concepts like 記憶(きおく) (memory), 情報(じょうほう) (information), 会話(かいわ) (conversation), and 知識(ちしき) (knowledge). The adjectival form 断片(だんぺん)的(てき) (fragmentary) is very common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 記憶(きおく)の断片(だんぺん): fragments of memory
  • 情報(じょうほう)の断片(だんぺん): scraps of information
  • 断片(だんぺん)的(てき): fragmentary, piecemeal
general
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