屑

rubbish; junk; trash; waste; scraps

10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• くず (kun reading): 屑 (くず) waste; 星屑 (ほしくず) (countless) stars in the night sky
• セツ (on reading): 砕屑 (さいせつ) clastic; 岩屑 (がんせつ) detritus
• いさぎよい (kun reading)

Components

• 尸
• 肖
• ⺌ radical small, top form of 小
• 尸 radical corpse; flag
• 月 radical moon; flesh

Words using 屑

• 屑 (くず) waste
• 星屑 (ほしくず) (countless) stars in the night sky
• 屑屋 (くずや) ragman
• 海の藻屑 (うみのもくず) watery grave
• 削り屑 (けずりくず) shavings
• 砕屑 (さいせつ) clastic
• 岩屑 (がんせつ) detritus
• 火山砕屑物 (かざんさいせつぶつ) volcaniclastic material
• 落屑 (らくせつ) desquamation
• 鱗屑 (りんせつ) scale (i.e. of pathologically dry skin)

33 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists