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Japanese symbol for “fragmentation”

Romaji: danpenka
fragmentation

In Japanese, fragmentation is , read (danpenka).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n fragmentation (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

severance, decline, refuse
on: ダン
kun: た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2
one-sided, leaf, sheet
on: ヘン
kun: かた-、かた
4 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fragmentation”

WordReadingMeaning
フラグメンテーション furagumenteeshonfragmentation
さいぶんか saibunkasubdivision; segmentation; fractionalization

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんだん handanjudgment; judgement; decision
しんだん shindandiagnosis; medical examination
けつだん ketsudandecision; determination
むだん mudanabsence of permission; lack of permission
ちゅうだん chuudaninterruption; suspension; break
だんねん dannenabandoning (hope, plans); giving up
かたて katateone hand
かたほう katahouone side; one party; the other side
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

See also: Chinese symbol for “fragmentation”.

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.

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