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Zach

断片

Reading

Kana: だんぺん
Romaji: danpen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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fragment; crumb; shred; bits and pieces

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Readings: ヘン、 かた-、 かた
Meanings: one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

Example Sentences

このパズルには500の断片(だんぺん)がある。
➥This puzzle has 500 pieces.
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いわゆる英知(えいち)(たん)知識(ちしき)断片(だんぺん)ではないことを(こころ)にとめておくべきだ。
➥We should bear in mind what is called wisdom is not a mere item of knowledge.
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ハードが断片化(だんぺんか)()こしてるみたい。
➥It looks like your hard disk is fragmented.
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インターネットの断片的(だんぺんてき)ニュースを()んでいるだけですが、まあ、だいたい想像(そうぞう)がつきます。
➥I'm only reading the scraps on news on the Internet, but, well, I get the general picture.
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