Translation guide
A small piece or part broken off from something larger, or an incomplete portion of something. In Japanese, the word used depends on what is being fragmented and the context.
A small piece that has broken off from a solid object like glass, pottery, bone, or rock.
General word for a fragment, splinter, or shard of a broken object. Commonly used for glass, metal, pottery, etc.
ガラスの破片が床に落ちていた。
Fragments of glass were on the floor.
A small broken-off piece; often used in everyday speech. Can also be used figuratively.
皿のかけらを拾い集めた。
I picked up the fragments of the plate.
Kanji form of かけら, often used in writing. Same meaning.
骨の欠片が発見された。
Bone fragments were discovered.
A crushed or smashed fragment; more technical or literary.
岩石の砕片を分析する。
Analyze rock fragments.
A small, incomplete part of a written work, piece of music, or spoken words.
A fragment of a literary work, manuscript, or text. Also used for fragments of memory or conversation.
古代の詩の断片が見つかった。
A fragment of an ancient poem was found.
彼の話の断片しか覚えていない。
I only remember fragments of his story.
A part or portion; can be used for a fragment of a larger whole, but is more general.
A scrap or snippet, often for paper or cloth. Can be used for a fragment of a document.
A small piece of data or code, or a part of a file.
Loanword from English, used in technical contexts like network packets or file fragments.
データがフラグメントに分割された。
The data was divided into fragments.
Can also be used for data fragments, but フラグメント is more common in IT.
A small, incomplete part of something abstract like a memory, dream, or idea.
Used for fragments of memory, dreams, thoughts, etc.
夢の断片を思い出そうとした。
I tried to recall fragments of the dream.
Figurative use: a tiny bit of something, like a fragment of hope or truth.
I've heard a fragment of that song.
手紙の切れ端から情報を得た。
We got information from a fragment of the letter.
コードの断片を貼り付ける。
Paste a code fragment.
Not even a fragment of truth was found.