Pre-Level 1
糟

Meaning

Kanji 糟

dregs

dregs, grounds, sediment

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ぬか
Onyomi 音読み
コウソウ
Nanori 名乗り
かす
Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
17
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
槽 • 遭 • 艚 • 螬 • 漕 • 曹 • 嘈

Related vocabulary

17 common entries

Showing 17 of 17 entries that include this kanji.

糟を食う

かすをくう

to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)

糟糠

そうこう

chaff and bran

糟糠の妻

そうこうのつま

one's devoted wife

糟鮫

かすざめ

Japanese angel shark (Squatina japonica)

糟汁

かすじる

soup made with sake lees

糟酢

かすず

vinegar made from sake lees

糟粕

そうはく

sake lees

糟毛

かすげ

roan (type of horse colour (color))

粕取り

かすとり

shōchū made from sake lees

粕漬け

かすづけ

fish or vegetables pickled in sake lees

滓

かす

1-point card

〆粕

しめかす

oil cake

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

酒糟をみそ汁に入れると、こくが出る。

If sake lees are added to miso soup, the flavor becomes richer.

コーヒーの糟がカップの底に残っていた。

Coffee grounds were left at the bottom of the cup.

瓶の底に黒い糟が沈んでいる。

A black sediment has settled at the bottom of the bottle.

この糟は捨てずに肥料として使える。

These dregs can be used as fertilizer instead of being thrown away.

発酵のあと、糟だけがたくさん残った。

After fermentation, only a lot of dregs remained.