細さい片へん

noun

small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred

Refers to a tiny broken-off piece of a material, such as wood, glass, metal, or paper. Often used in technical or descriptive contexts.

• ガラスの細さい片へんが床ゆかに落おちていた。

  Small fragments of glass were scattered on the floor.

• 木きの細さい片へんを集あつめて火ひをおこした。

  We gathered wood chips and started a fire.