屑

10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

rubbish, junk, trash, waste, scraps

Kun'yomi
  • くず
    		waste ②scum
  • いさぎよい
On'yomi
  • セツ

Main Radical

尸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くず 100.0%

Character Breakdown

rubbish, junk, trash
くず　セツ　いさぎよ.い (Kentei Pre-1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

ほし
星
くず
屑
(countless) stars in the night sky ②stardust
も
藻
くず
屑
scraps of seaweed ②death at sea (metaphor)
うみ
海
　
の
も
藻
くず
屑
watery grave (metaphor)
くず
屑
かご
籠
wastebasket
おが
大鋸
くず
屑
sawdust
のこ
鋸
くず
屑
sawdust
くず
屑
ひろ
拾
　
い
ragpicking
た
裁
　
ち
くず
屑
cuttings
き
切
　
れ
くず
屑
cloth scraps
あさ
麻
くず
屑
oakum
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References

Unicode hex code 5C51
JIS X 0208 1-22-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1395
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1424
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3861
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2680
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2219
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2330
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7709X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3r7.4
Four corner code 7722.7