屑 – rubbish, junk, trash

10 strokesJinmeiyō (names)N2 vocabulary

The kanji 屑 means rubbish, junk, trash, waste, scraps. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セツ (setsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くず、いさぎよ.い (kuzu, isagiyoi). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 尸 (no. 44).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セツ	setsu
Kun’yomi	くず	kuzu
Kun’yomi	いさぎよ.い	isagiyoi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 尸 (Kangxi radical 44). Components: 月・尚・尸.

Words using 屑

屑くずwaste紙屑かみくずwastepaper

Example sentences

ラップは屑だ。

Rap is crap.

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Kanji with the same radical

局展屋層居尾属届尽屈履尿尻屎

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