かす

noun

dregs; sediment; grounds

General term for solid residue left after extracting liquid, such as coffee grounds, tea leaves, or sediment in a liquid.

• コーヒーのかすを捨すててください。

  Please throw away the coffee grounds.

• 茶ちゃ碗わんの底そこに茶ちゃのかすがたまっている。

  Tea dregs have collected at the bottom of the cup.

noun

lees; sake lees

Specifically the solid residue left after pressing sake or other fermented beverages. Often written as 粕 in this context.

• 酒さけ粕かすは料りょう理りに使つかわれることがある。

  Sake lees are sometimes used in cooking.

noun

leftovers; by-product; remains

Figurative use for something left over after the useful part has been taken, often implying it is of little value.

• このデータは研けん究きゅうのかすに過すぎない。

  This data is merely a by-product of the research.

noun

worthless thing; junk; dregs (of society)

Derogatory term for something or someone considered worthless, the lowest of the low. Sense 5 is a specific figurative extension to people.

• こんなかすみたいな物もの、捨すててしまえ。

  Throw away this junk.

• あいつは人にん間げんのかすだ。

  That guy is the scum of the earth.

noun

1-point card (hanafuda)

In hanafuda, a card worth only 1 point, considered the lowest value. Often called カス札.

See also: カス札

• 花はな札ふだで、かすばかり集あつめてしまった。

  In hanafuda, I ended up collecting only 1-point cards.