scraps; cut-off piece; cut end
Refers to leftover pieces after cutting something, such as cloth, paper, or wood. Often used for small, irregular remnants.
I made a small pouch from fabric scraps.
Don't throw away the paper scraps; let's use them for notes.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana-spelling variant; the small-tsu is written out.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', from 切る) + 端 (hashi, 'end, edge'), with gemination and rendaku. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is transparently formed from these elements.