scraps; cut-off piece; cut end
Refers to small leftover pieces after cutting something, such as cloth, paper, or wood. Often used for remnants that are not the main product.
I made a small pouch from fabric scraps.
I wrote a note on a scrap of paper.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Kana-heavy variant; common in casual writing.
Compound of 切れ (kire, 'cut piece') + 端 (hashi, 'edge, end'), with gemination and voicing for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is a common colloquial variant.