紙 means “paper”

かみ · kami

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かみ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 2 · 10 strokes

The story

Thread (糸) transformed by a craftsman's hand (氏): 和紙 (washi) is Japan's legendary handmade paper, so durable that thousand-year-old scrolls survive today. UNESCO recognized washi as an intangible cultural heritage.

Used in 和紙 (washi, Japanese paper) and 手紙 (tegami, letter)

Words with 紙

• 手紙 (てがみ, tegami): letter
• 手紙 (てがみ, tegami): letter
• 和紙 (わし, washi): Japanese paper
• 紙袋 (かみぶくろ, kamibukuro): paper bag

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.