vegetable scraps; vegetable waste
Refers to leftover pieces of vegetables after preparation, such as peels, stems, and trimmings. Often used in cooking or composting contexts.
After cooking, I put the vegetable scraps into the compost.
You can also make stock from vegetable scraps.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kana くず is standard for 'scraps' in this compound.
Full kanji spelling; 屑 is a less common kanji and may be harder to read, so the mixed form is preferred.
Compound of 野菜 (vegetable) and くず (scraps, waste). The reading くず is the native Japanese word for 'scraps', and the kanji 屑 is often replaced by kana in modern usage.