欠片

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
かけら
Grade: 4 Grade: 6
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
缺片 (kyūjitai)
欠けら

かけ (kake) + (-ra).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けら [kàkérá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ke̞ɾa̠]

Noun

欠片(かけら) • (kakera

  1. a fragment; a splinter; a crumb
    (おも)()(かけ)()
    omoide no kakera
    fragments of memories
    (ほし)(かけ)()
    hoshi no kakera
    fragments of stars

References

  1. ^ かけら”, in 精選版 日本国語大辞典 [Selected edition: Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), Shogakukan, 2005