wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
General term for small pieces of wood produced as waste or by-product from cutting, planing, or sawing.
Wood chips are scattered on the workbench.
The carpenter cleaned up the wood shavings.
Full kanji spelling; 屑 is a less common kanji, so the mixed form is often preferred.
Compound of 木 (ki, 'wood') and 屑 (kuzu, 'waste, scraps'). The reading きくず is a straightforward combination.