紙 – paper

10 strokesTaught in grade 2#559 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 紙 means paper. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かみ (kami). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	かみ	kami

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 氏・糸・幺・小.

Words using 紙

紙かみpaper手紙てがみletter紙屑かみくずwastepaper紙幣しへいpaper money塵紙ちりがみtissue paper表紙ひょうしcover (of a book, magazine, etc.)紙しnewspaper用紙ようしblank form張り紙はりがみpaper patch attached to something

Example sentences

紙は木から作られる。

Paper is made from wood.

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紙に線を１本引きなさい。

Draw a line on the paper.

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ここにあなたあての手紙が何通かあります。

Here are some letters for you.

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Kanji with the same radical

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