剥はく片へん

noun

flake; chip

General term for a thin piece broken or peeled off from a larger object, such as stone, metal, or paint.

• 壁かべの塗と料りょうが剥はく片へんになって落おちている。

  The wall paint is peeling off in flakes.

noun

lithic flake

Archaeological term for a stone fragment removed from a core during tool production.

• この遺い跡せきからは多おおくの石せっ器きの剥はく片へんが出しゅつ土どした。

  Many lithic flakes from stone tools were excavated from this site.