noun

  1. lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket), waste thread, fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam, fluff.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
糸くず いとくず
糸屑 いとくず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)