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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

断片的

Reading

Kana: だんぺんてき
Romaji: danpenteki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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fragmentary

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Readings: ヘン、 かた-、 かた
Meanings: one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentence

インターネットの断片的(だんぺんてき)ニュースを()んでいるだけですが、まあ、だいたい想像(そうぞう)がつきます。
➥I'm only reading the scraps on news on the Internet, but, well, I get the general picture.
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