床にガラスのかけらが落ちている。
There are glass fragments on the floor.
彼は皿のかけらを拾い集めた。
He picked up the pieces of the broken plate.
ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap
Used figuratively for a tiny amount of an abstract quality, often in expressions like 一片のかけらもない (not even a shred).
彼の話には真実のかけらもなかった。
There wasn't a shred of truth in his story.
良心のかけらも感じられない行動だ。
It's an act that shows not an ounce of conscience.
Shards of glass were scattered on the floor.
He doesn't have a shred of conscience.
I picked up the pieces of the broken teacup one by one.