JLPT N2 · Noun

紙屑 (kamikuzu)

紙屑 (かみくず, kamikuzu) is a Japanese noun meaning “wastepaper; scrap of paper”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かみくず
Romaji: kamikuzu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps · noun

Example sentences

その部屋は紙くずだらけだった。

The room was littered with scraps of paper.

Tatoeba #206955

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 紙屑

紙

paperシ・かみ · 10 strokes

屑

rubbish, junk, trashセツ・くず・いさぎよ.い · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 紙屑.

紙かみpaper手紙てがみletter紙幣しへいpaper money塵紙ちりがみtissue paper表紙ひょうしcover (of a book, magazine, etc.)紙しnewspaper用紙ようしblank form張り紙はりがみpaper patch attached to something屑くずwaste

Source: JMdict entry 1609610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.