破は片へん

は

へ

ん

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

A piece broken off from a larger object, such as glass, pottery, bone, or debris. Often used in accident, disaster, or forensic contexts.

ばく

発はつ

の

後あと

、

金きん

属ぞく

の

破は

片へん

が

あたり

に

飛と

び

散ち

っ

た

。

After the explosion, metal fragments flew everywhere.

かけら
かけら is a more general, everyday word for a small broken piece or fragment, while 破片 is slightly more formal and often used for sharp or dangerous fragments.
断だん片ぺん
断片 also means fragment, but is more commonly used for abstract things like memories or information, whereas 破片 is primarily for physical broken pieces.

Compound of 破 (ha, 'break, tear') and 片 (hen, 'piece, fragment'). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.