Word Meaning 紙屑

かみくず kamikuzu

紙屑 is read as かみくず (kamikuzu) and means wastepaper.

Meaning

English

  1. wastepaper
  2. scrap of paper
  3. paper scraps

Reading

Kana

かみくず

Romaji

kamikuzu

Writing Variants

  • 紙くず かみくず kamikuzu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

紙屑籠

かみくずかご

wastepaper basket

紙屑拾い

かみくずひろい

ragpicker

紙面

しめん

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)

かみ

paper

紙幣

しへい

paper money

紙袋

かみぶくろ

paper bag

紙切れ

かみぎれ

piece of paper

紙上

しじょう

on paper

紙芝居

かみしばい

kamishibai

紙一重

かみひとえ

paper-thin (difference)

紙片

しへん

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

紙質

ししつ

paper quality

Example Sentences

1

つくえのうえにかみくずがおちていた。

There were paper scraps on the desk.