断片

だんぺん · danpen

JLPT N1

Meaning

Fragment, piece, scrap, shred

Examples

• 壁から漆喰の断片が剥がれ落ちた。 — Fragments of plaster peeled off the wall.
• 彼の話は断片的な情報ばかりで、全体像がつかめない。 — His story was full of fragmentary information, so I couldn't grasp the whole picture.
• 事故現場には車の断片が散らばっていた。 — Car fragments were scattered at the accident scene.