Japanese symbol for “shard”
破片
はへん
Romaji: hahen
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip
In Japanese, shard is 破片, read はへん (hahen).
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
- n fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠片 | かけら kakera | fragment; broken piece; chip |
| 陶片 | とうへん touhen | potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery |
| 土器片 | どきへん dokihen | potsherd; shard |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage; breakage |
| 片手 | かたて katate | one hand |
| 片方 | かたほう katahou | one side; one party; the other side |
| 片道 | かたみち katamichi | one-way (trip) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shard”.
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.