Japanese symbol for “scraps”
切り出し
きりだし
Romaji: kiridashi
pointed knife
In Japanese, scraps is 切り出し, read きりだし (kiridashi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n pointed knife
- n logging; cutting
- n (beef) scraps
- n starting to speak
- n extraction (of a portion of a media file); splicing out
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scraps”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切れ切れ | きれぎれ kiregire | pieces; scraps |
| 切りっ端 | きりっぱし kirippashi | scraps; cut end; cut-off piece |
| 切りくず | きりくず kirikuzu | scraps; chips |
| 切り端 | きりはし kirihashi | scraps; cut end; cut-off piece |
| 切れっ端 | きれっぱし kireppashi | scraps; cut end; cut-off piece |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scraps”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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