Meanings
Readings
Common Words
dregs; sediment; grounds; meal
Often η²
lees (esp. sake)
leftovers; by-product
worthless item; junk
dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross
Hanafuda
1-point card
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs
Colloquial
worthless thing; good-for-nothing
Colloquial
child who is left out of games; child who is made light of; child treated unequally by peers
shΕchΕ« made from sake lees
low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
oil cake; scrap cake
Food, cooking
fish or vegetables pickled in sake lees
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