paper
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かみ
About this kanji
The kanji 「紙」 primarily means "paper" and is commonly used as a noun. It can be found in several useful compounds, such as 「手紙」 (てがみ), which means "letter," and 「白紙」 (はくし), meaning "white paper." Another example is 「用紙」 (ようし), referring to a "blank form" commonly used for applications or documents. The on'yomi reading is シ, while the kun'yomi reading is かみ. This kanji is especially relevant in everyday life as you encounter paper in various contexts, from writing letters to understanding printed materials.
Example sentences
この紙は丈夫です。
This paper is durable.
Meanings across languages
- English
- paper
- Tiếng Việt
- giấy
- 日本語
- 紙
- 한국어
- 종이
- 中文
- 纸
- id
- kertas
- th
- กระดาษ
- es
- papel
- fr
- papier
- de
- Papier
- pt
- papel
Common compounds
- 紙面しめんspace on a page (e.g. in a newspaper), surface of paper, letter
- 手紙てがみletter, note
- 白紙はくしwhite paper, flyleaf, blank paper
- 本紙ほんしmain section (of a newspaper), central column, this newspaper
- 用紙ようしblank form, sheets of paper, sheet of paper
- 機関紙きかんしbulletin, (party) organ
- 印紙いんし(revenue) stamp
- 銀紙ぎんがみaluminum foil, aluminium foil, tinfoil
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