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scrap of paper; slip of paper; paper fragment
A small piece or fragment of paper, often torn or cut from a larger sheet. Used in literary and formal contexts to describe notes, messages, or remnants of paper.
紙片が落ちていた。
A scrap of paper had fallen on the ground.
ポケットから小さな紙片を取り出した。
I took out a small slip of paper from my pocket.
床に散らばった紙片を一枚一枚拾い集めた。
I picked up the scraps of paper scattered on the floor one by one.
A somewhat literary or formal word for a small piece of paper. In everyday conversation, 紙切れ is more common, but 紙片 appears frequently in novels, news reports, and formal writing. Often implies something found, discovered, or left behind — a note slipped under a door, a torn fragment at a crime scene, or a scribbled message.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 紙片を拾う: to pick up a scrap of paper
- 紙片に書く: to write on a slip of paper
- 小さな紙片: a small scrap of paper
- 一枚の紙片: a single slip of paper
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 紙切れ: scrap of paper — everyday equivalent; more colloquial
- メモ: memo, note — focuses on the content written rather than the physical paper
- 断片: fragment — more general; used for any broken piece, not just paper