also: のこぎりくず · きょせつ
noun
Refers to the fine particles of wood produced when sawing. The cross-reference 大鋸屑 (おがくず) is a more common word for sawdust, especially coarse sawdust from a large saw. 鋸屑 can be used for sawdust in general but is less frequent in everyday speech.
See also: 大鋸屑
作業台の上に鋸屑がたまっていた。
Sawdust had accumulated on the workbench.
鋸屑を掃除機で吸い取った。
I vacuumed up the sawdust.
Sino-Japanese reading (音読み). Rarely used in modern Japanese; mostly found in technical or older texts.
More common word for sawdust, especially coarse sawdust from a large saw or sawmill. 鋸屑 is a broader term that can refer to any sawdust but is less frequently used.
Compound of 鋸 (のこ, 'saw') and 屑 (くず, 'waste, scraps'). The reading のこくず is a contraction of のこぎりくず.