くず
See also:
くす
,
ぐす
,
and
ぐず
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
くず
– see the following entries.
【
屑
】
J
[noun]
scrap
,
waste
,
bit
[noun]
human
trash
, or a
scumbag
Alternative spelling
クズ
【
葛
】
S
[noun]
Japanese arrowroot
(
Pueraria montana
)
[noun]
short for
葛粉
(
kuzuko
)
:
starch
made
from
pounded
kudzu
root
[noun]
short for
葛溜まり
(
kuzudamari
)
or
葛餡
(
kuzuan
)
: a
sweet
sauce
made from kudzu starch
[noun]
short for
葛布
(
kuzununo/kuzufu
)
:
cloth
made from kudzu
fiber
Alternative spelling
クズ
(This term,
くず
(
kuzu
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as
くず
, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くず.)