クズ

See also: クス

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of クズ – see the following entries.

【屑くず】J [noun] scrap, waste, bit [noun] human trash, or a scumbag

【葛くず】S [noun] Japanese arrowroot (Pueraria montana) [noun] Short for 葛粉 (kuzuko): starch made from pounded kudzu root [noun] Short for 葛溜まり (kuzudamari) or 葛餡 (kuzuan): a sweet sauce made from kudzu starch [noun] Short for 葛布 (kuzununo/kuzufu): cloth made from kudzu fiber

(This term, クズ, is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)