Kanji

紙

paper

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かみ

Common Readings

シ, かみ

Example sentences

手紙 てがみ
母から久しぶりに手紙が届いた。

A letter arrived from my mother after a long time.

もらう もらう
友達から手紙をもらった

I received a letter from a friend.

かみ
大切なことは、忘れないように紙に書いておこう。

Let's write down important things on paper so we don't forget them.

きる きる
ハサミで紙をきった。

I cut the paper with scissors.

表紙 ひょうし
その雑誌の表紙には有名な俳優が載っている。

A famous actor is on the cover of that magazine.

擦れる すれる
長年使い込んだので、本の表紙が擦れて文字が読めなくなった。

The book's cover became worn from years of use, making the letters unreadable.

紙袋 かみぶくろ
彼女はスーパーで買った物を大きな紙袋に入れた。

She put the things she bought at the supermarket into a large paper bag.

用紙 ようし
この用紙に必要事項を記入してください。

Please fill in the necessary information on this form.

配る くばる
先生がテスト用紙を配っている。

The teacher is handing out the test papers.

白紙 はくし
交渉は決裂し、すべてが白紙に戻った。

The negotiations broke down, and everything went back to square one.

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