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片鱗

Reading

Kana: へんりん
Romaji: henrin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

portion; part; snapshot; glimpse

Kanji

片
Readings: ヘン、 かた-、 かた
Meanings: one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
鱗
Readings: リン、 うろこ、 こけ、 こけら
Meaning: scales (fish)

Example Sentence

この壁画(へきが)からは古代人(こだいじん)の生活(せいかつ)の片鱗(へんりん)を伺(うかが)うことができる。
➥We can get a glimpse of the life style of ancient people from this wall painting.
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