欠片

かけら

Also written 欠けら

Meanings

1. Noun fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard
2. ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap

Kanji

• 欠 lack. Read as かける.
• 片 one side

Example sentences

• パーティーの終わりがけに、まだ病院のことでぶつぶつと何かを言っていたとき、彼は氷のかけらで足を滑らせて、左足を折ってしまった。
  He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
• 彼らはパンのかけらを置くことによって道に迷わなかった。
  Putting pieces of bread prevented them from getting lost.
• 囚人は一かけらのケーキを乞うた。
  The prisoner asked for a piece of cake.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists