端はしくれ

noun

scrap; small piece; fragment

Refers to a leftover or small piece of something physical, such as cloth, paper, or wood.

• 布ぬのの端はしくれで人にん形ぎょうを作つくった。

  I made a doll from scraps of cloth.

noun

unimportant member; mere ...; humble ...

Used in the pattern ...の端くれ to humbly or dismissively refer to oneself or someone as a minor, insignificant member of a group or profession. Often self-referential.

• 私わたしも医い者しゃの端はしくれですから、少すこしはわかります。

  I'm a mere doctor myself, so I understand a little.

• 彼かれは学がく者しゃの端はしくれとして意見、いけんを述のべた。

  He gave his opinion as a humble scholar.