Japanese symbol for “splinter”
破片
はへん
Romaji: hahen
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip
In Japanese, splinter 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 “splinter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺 | とげ toge | splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone) |
| 木片 | もくへん mokuhen | block (of wood); chip; splinter |
| 欠片 | かけら kakera | fragment; broken piece; chip |
| 欠け | かけ kake | fragment; splinter |
| 木っ端 | こっぱ koppa | wood chip; splinter |
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 “splinter”.
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.