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lees

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
zǐ
シ、サイ
おり、かす
재
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 宰 butcher =
滓 lees
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
water
宰 Phonetic component
zǎi butcher
to slaughter
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
滓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
滓 [zǐ]
dregs; sediment
Japanese
滓 、 粕 、 糟 かす 、 カス 同音

noun

  1. usually kana dregs; sediment; grounds; meal
  2. usually kana lees (esp. sake) (often 粕)
  3. usually kana leftovers; by-product
  4. usually kana worthless item; junk
  5. usually kana dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross
  6. hanafuda usually kana 1-point card
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
渣滓 [zhā​zǐ] #14,809
residue
JAPANESE WORDS (25)
残滓 [ざんし] #13,645
remains
滓 [かす] #47,149
dregs
残りカス [のこりカス] #59,393
residue
食べかす [たべかす] #59,560
leavings of a meal
燃え滓 [もえかす] #64,889
cinders
絞りかす [しぼりかす] #72,243
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu)
雀斑 [そばかす] #95,128
freckle
天かす [てんかす] #96,452
tenkasu
味噌っかす [みそっかす] #121,574
miso lees
削り粕 [けずりかす] #137,174
shavings
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