紙: PaperKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

The most common words built from 紙. In Moto, tap any of them to keep branching out.Open this graph

Words that use the on'yomi (シ)

用紙ようしblank form
機関紙きかんしbulletin; (party) organ
白紙はくしwhite paper; flyleaf
紙面しめんspace on a page (e.g. in a newspaper)
本紙ほんしthis newspaper
紙幣しへいpaper money; note
表紙ひょうしcover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding
原稿用紙げんこうようしJapanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
和紙わしwashi; Japanese paper
新聞紙しんぶんしnewsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.
製紙せいしpapermaking; paper-making
古紙こしused paper; paper for recycling
印紙いんし(revenue) stamp
色紙しきしsquare fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.
紙上しじょうon paper; in the newspapers
別紙べっしenclosure; annex
半紙はんしJapanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
印画紙いんがし(photographic) printing paper
原紙げんしstencil; template
収入印紙しゅうにゅういんしrevenue stamp
台紙だいしbacking paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat
業界紙ぎょうかいしtrade journal
洋紙ようしWestern paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner
画用紙がようしdrawing paper
紙片しへんpiece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
紙質ししつpaper quality
草紙そうしwritten work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
はくり紙はくりしrelease paper; releasing paper
ろ紙ろしfilter paper
ろ紙クロマトグラフィーろしクロマトグラフィーpaper chromatography

手紙てがみletter; missive
紙かみpaper
紙袋かみぶくろpaper bag
張り紙はりがみpaper patch; paper backing
折り紙おりがみorigami; art of paper folding
紙芝居かみしばいkamishibai; storytelling with pictures
ちり紙ちりがみtissue paper; toilet paper
包み紙つつみがみwrapping paper
厚紙あつがみcardboard; thick paper
型紙かたがみpattern paper (for dressmaking)
壁紙かべがみwallpaper
巻紙まきがみrolled letter paper
折紙おりがみorigami; art of paper folding
板紙いたがみcardboard; paperboard
紙一重かみひとえpaper-thin (difference)
紙切れかみきれpiece of paper; slip of paper
紙屑かみくずwastepaper; scrap of paper
赤紙あかがみdraft papers; call-up notice
銀紙ぎんがみaluminum foil; aluminium foil
鼻紙はながみtissue paper; facial tissue
あぶらとり紙あぶらとりがみblotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper
こし紙こしがみfilter paper
さくら紙さくらがみsakuragami (type of soft, thin washi paper)
ざら紙ざらがみpulp paper; rough (printing) paper
たとう紙たとうがみfolding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper
ちり紙交換ちりがみこうかんcollecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
のし紙のしがみwrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper
はり紙はりがみpaper patch; paper backing

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