also: よりくず
Refers to discarded items or worthless things left after selection. Often used in contexts of sorting or cleaning up.
Separate the trash and throw it away.
Disposal of waste from the factory is a problem.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading よりくず is also possible but less common.
Alternate reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 選り (eri, 'selecting') + 屑 (kuzu, 'waste'). The reading えりくず is standard; よりくず is a less common variant.