This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セツ、くず、いさぎよ.い
Romaji: setsu, kuzu, isagiyo.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

rubbish, junk, trash, waste, scraps

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  44
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  seol
Chinese Reading:  xie4
Unicode:  5c51
JIS:  367D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1395
New Nelson Index: 1424
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3r7.4
Four Corner Index: 7722.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7709X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0154
Remembering the kanji Index: 2219
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2680
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2330
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3861

Words

(くず、クズ)
waste; scrap; garbage; dregs; chad
鉋屑 (かんなくず)
wood shavings
削り屑 (けずりくず)
shavings
糸くず (いとくず)
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
紙屑拾い (かみくずひろい)
ragpicker
星屑 (ほしくず)
stardust
潔しとしない (いさぎよしとしない)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
散らかった紙屑 (ちらかったかみくず)
scattered (littered) paper scraps
紙屑 (かみくず)
wastepaper; paper scraps; paper waste
紙屑同然 (かみくずどうぜん)
as good as waste paper; mere scrap of paper
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