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紙屑

かみくず

wastepaper, scraps of paper

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Examples

  1. 紙屑をごみ箱に捨てた。

    かみくずをごみばこにすてた。

    I threw the scrap paper in the bin.

  2. その部屋は紙屑だらけだった。

    そのへやはかみくずだらけだった。

    The room was littered with scraps of paper.

  3. 机の下に紙屑が散らかっていたので、掃除してから帰った。

    つくえのしたにかみくずがちらかっていたので、そうじしてからかえった。

    Scraps of paper were scattered under the desk, so I cleaned up before going home.

Common patterns

紙屑を捨てる
to throw away wastepaper
紙屑かご
wastepaper basket
紙屑だらけ
covered in scraps of paper

Memory tip

屑 means scraps or leftovers, and it attaches to other materials the same way: 木屑 wood shavings, 鉄屑 scrap iron. Figuratively, 紙屑同然 means 'worth no more than waste paper' — often said of shares that crashed.

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