かす
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. dregs; sediment; grounds; meal
2. lees (esp. sake)
often 粕
3. leftovers; by-product
4. worthless item; junk
5. dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross
6. 1-point card
Kanji used
settlings
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
(fish or vegetables) pickled in sake lees
oil cake (fertilizer made of oily vegetable dregs)
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
residue; remnants; dregs
bean cake; soybean (oil) meal
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
shōchū made from sake lees; low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
shavings; filings
sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast)
rapeseed meal; rapeseed lees
fish fertilizer; fertilizer made from fish scraps
sake lees in a block
soy sauce lees; soy sauce cake
rapeseed meal; rapeseed lees
fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal
dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)
dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person