NichiDict

切れ端

きれはし
切れはし
[kirehashi]

Meanings

1.Noun

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

Examples

紙の切れ端に書いた。

I wrote it on a scrap of paper.

布の切れ端が床に散らばっていた。

Fabric scraps were scattered on the floor.

棚を作った後、木の切れ端を掃き集めた。

After building the shelf, I swept up the wood scraps.