Memory phrase for the Kanji: 紙


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Meaning

paper

Pronunciation

SHI
kami

Explanation

Left: thread , right: family - (Here see 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

thread
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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