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] (derogatory) 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.