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粕: lees

lees; dregs
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Readings

On
ハク
Kun
かす

Almost always read かす (lees, residue). The on-reading ハク is rare.

Key words

酒粕さけかすsake lees
粕汁かすじるsoup made with sake lees
油粕あぶらかすoil cake (fertilizer)
搾り粕しぼりかすpressed dregs

Example sentences

Sake lees grilled and dipped in sugar are sweet and tasty.

On a cold night, I want a warming bowl of sake lees soup.

When spring came, I buried oil cake as fertilizer at the roots of the garden trees.

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