Japanese symbol for “fragmentary”
断片的
だんぺんてき
Romaji: danpenteki
fragmentary
In Japanese, fragmentary is 断片的, read だんぺんてき (danpenteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na fragmentary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fragmentary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 片 | かた kata | incomplete; imperfect; fragmentary |
| 途切れ途切れ | とぎれとぎれ togiretogire | broken; interrupted; disconnected |
| 片々 | へんぺん henpen | fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 決断 | けつだん ketsudan | decision; determination |
| 無断 | むだん mudan | absence of permission; lack of permission |
| 中断 | ちゅうだん chuudan | interruption; suspension; break |
| 断念 | だんねん dannen | abandoning (hope, plans); giving up |
| 片手 | かたて katate | one hand |
| 片方 | かたほう katahou | one side; one party; the other side |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fragmentary”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.