断だん片ぺん

だ

ん

ぺ

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

A small broken-off part of something physical or abstract; often used for pieces of material, information, or memory.

彼かれ

の

話はなし

から

は

真しん

実じつ

の

断だん

片ぺん

しか

得え

られ

なかっ

た

。

I could only get scraps of the truth from his story.

破は片へん
破片 is more concrete and often used for shattered pieces of hard objects like glass or metal, while 断片 can also refer to abstract fragments like memories or information.
かけら
かけら is a more casual, everyday word for a small broken piece, often implying something tiny and insignificant.

Compound of 断 (cut off, sever) and 片 (piece, fragment). The reading だんぺん follows standard on'yomi.