Lingakuかけら
Frequency rank: 11,994. – 12,012. (for form 欠片: 3,954. – 3,955.)
- fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shardword usually written using kana alone
- ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrapword usually written using kana alone
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard
- ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap
This usage refers to a physical piece that has broken off from a larger item, often implying that it is small and incomplete.
In this context, the term conveys a minimal amount of something, often used to suggest that even the slightest bit of an intangible quality, such as truth or honesty, is present.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かけらをあつめる集めるto gather fragmentsかけらがおちる落ちるa fragment fallsこころ心のかけらa piece of heartしんじつ真実のかけらan ounce of truthきおく記憶のかけらa fragment of memoryかけらがみつかる見つかるa chip is foundじかん時間のかけらa shred of timeかけらをすてる捨てるto throw away scrapsはへん破片のかけらa shard of debrisびしょう微少なかけらa tiny traceかけらをもつ持つto have a scrapあい愛のかけらa trace of love
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