紙屑(かみくず)

かみくず
noun
wastepaper, scrap paper
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1. wastepaper, scrap paper
Used or discarded paper that is no longer needed.
紙屑(かみくず)をゴミ箱(ばこ)に捨(す)てた。
I threw the wastepaper in the trash can.
机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に紙屑(かみくず)が散(ち)らばっている。
Scrap paper is scattered on the desk.
紙屑(かみくず)はリサイクルできる。
Wastepaper can be recycled.

紙屑(かみくず) means wastepaper or scrap paper that is discarded.

Forms

紙(かみ) (paper) + 屑(くず) (scraps, waste)

Common expressions

  • 紙屑(かみくず)を捨(す)てる: to throw away wastepaper
  • 紙屑(かみくず)をまとめる: to gather up scrap paper
  • 紙屑(かみくず)にする: to reduce to waste (figurative: to make worthless)

Related words

  • 屑籠(くずかご)/紙屑入(かみくずい)れ: wastepaper basket
  • ゴミ: garbage, trash
  • 古紙(こし): used paper (for recycling)
  • 紙(かみ)ゴミ: paper waste

OTHER 〜屑(くず) COMPOUNDS:

  • 鉄屑(てつくず): scrap metal
  • 木屑(きくず): wood shavings

Related Words

Related: ゴミ (garbage, trash)
Related: 古紙(こし) (used paper)
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Added 2026.1.13 23:00 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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