A letter arrived from my mother after a long time.
紙
paper
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
糸部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
かみ
Nanori (Name Reading)
かみ
Common Readings
シ, かみ
Example sentences
I received a letter from a friend.
Let's write down important things on paper so we don't forget them.
I cut the paper with scissors.
A famous actor is on the cover of that magazine.
The book's cover became worn from years of use, making the letters unreadable.
She put the things she bought at the supermarket into a large paper bag.
Please fill in the necessary information on this form.
The teacher is handing out the test papers.
The negotiations broke down, and everything went back to square one.
Example Vocabulary
手紙
letter; document; correspondence
紙
paper
表紙
cover (of a book or magazine)
紙袋
paper bag
用紙
form; blank paper; sheets of paper
白紙
blank paper; clean slate; back to square one
紙一重
paper's breadth difference; thin margin; hair's breadth
紙切れ
scrap of paper; piece of paper
羊皮紙
紙
paper
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