漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 210 strokesRadical
On
Kun
かみ
Meaning
paper

Origin

ORIGIN

Made by laying out fibers (糸) → paper; 氏 gives the sound.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

紙面・用紙・新聞紙
かみ紙・紙くず・厚紙

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 手紙てがみ

    letter

  • 用紙ようし

    sheet, form

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

紙に 名前を かきます。

I write my name on the paper.

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