Memory phrase for the Kanji: 紙

紙

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Meaning paper

Pronunciation

SHI
kami

Explanation

Left: thread 糸, right: family 氏 - (Here see 氏 as a scooping grid of papermaking)

Mnemonic
 
Use fibers (= threads) and a scooping grid for making paper. (Or: Threads become a 'family' in: paper.)

Radicals

糸 thread
氏 Family
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 Vocabulary

紙 かみ  paper
古紙 こし  wastepaper
手紙 てがみ  letter
折り紙 おりがみ  Origami (Japan Art of paper folding)
厚紙 あつがみ  cardboard, thick paper
塵紙 ちりがみ  tissue paper, toilet paper
張り紙 はりがみ  paper patch, paper backing, poster
用紙 ようし  blank form
紙屑 かみくず  wastepaper

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