Japanese word

鉄片

Pronunciation

Romajiteppen

Meaning

  • nouniron fragment

Example

床に鉄片が落ちています。yuka ni tep pen ga o chi te i ma su

An iron fragment is lying on the floor.

Illustration for 鉄片 (iron fragment)

More examples

作業員は磁石で鉄片を集めます。sa gyō in wa ji shaku de tep pen o atsu me ma su

The workers collect iron fragments with a magnet.

Core concept

Describes a small piece that has broken away from a larger mass of iron.

Common phrases

  • 鉄片を拾うtep pen o hiro u

    pick up an iron fragment

  • 鉄片を取り除くtep pen o to ri nozo ku

    remove an iron fragment

Similar words

鉄くずtetsukuzu: Discarded pieces of iron treated as waste or scrap.
金属片kinzokuhen: A small piece of metal, without specifying its exact type.
破片hahen: A small piece broken off from an object, with its material left unspecified.

Definition in Japanese

鉄の一部が壊れて生じた小さなかけら。tetsu no ichi bu ga kowa re te shō ji ta chii sa na ka ke ra

Word origin

The compound 鉄 (tetsu, "iron") + 片 (hen, "piece") combines the two meanings, and its compound reading is てっぺん (teppen).

Usage tips

  • In English, iron fragment is a descriptive noun phrase rather than a fixed everyday noun, so context often shows what larger object the piece came from.

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