紙
紙 — Paper
paper
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiかみ (kami)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 紙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紙 | かみ kami | paper |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 用紙 | ようし youshi | blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper |
| 紙面 | しめん shimen | space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter |
| 白紙 | はくし hakushi | white paper; flyleaf; blank paper |
| 機関紙 | きかんし kikanshi | bulletin; (party) organ |
Study notes
紙 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #559 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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