Translation guide
In Japanese, sawdust is most commonly expressed as おがくず (大鋸屑), but other terms exist for specific contexts like wood shavings or industrial byproducts.
おがくず
sawdust
The fine particles produced when sawing wood, commonly found in workshops.
The standard, everyday word for sawdust. Can be written in kanji as 大鋸屑, but hiragana is more common.
床におがくずが散らばっている。
Sawdust is scattered on the floor.
おがくずを掃除する。
I clean up the sawdust.
Literally 'saw waste', a synonym for おがくず. Slightly more technical or literal.
のこくずが作業台に積もっている。
Sawdust is piled up on the workbench.
Thin, curled shavings produced by planing wood, distinct from fine sawdust.
Specifically refers to wood shavings from a plane (かんな). Often used for packaging or as tinder.
かんなくずを集めて焚き付けにする。
I gather wood shavings to use as kindling.
Very fine wood particles used in manufacturing, such as for composite materials or fillers.
Technical term for wood flour or fine wood powder, used in industrial contexts like plastics or resin fillers.
この建材は木粉と樹脂を混ぜて作られている。
This building material is made by mixing wood flour and resin.
おがくず is fine particles from sawing, while かんなくず is thin, curled shavings from planing. Use おがくず for the dusty residue and かんなくず for the larger, ribbon-like shavings.
おがくずは目や鼻に入りやすい。
Sawdust easily gets into your eyes and nose.
かんなくずは柔らかくて巻いている。
Wood shavings are soft and curled.