ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
紙 means paper
紙
糸 fibers · 氏 family
紙Memory trick
Fibers (糸) pressed flat into sheets: paper.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- paper
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) かみ kami
かみ (kami) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) シ shi
シ (shi) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
手紙 てがみ · tegami
letter, note
Built from
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
糸 Used in 69 kanji
幺 Used in 88 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4小 Used in 128 kanji
See all 6 at N5 and N4氏 Used in 8 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 紙 mean?
Right: 紙 means paper.Not quite: 紙 means paper.In 手紙, which reading does 紙 use?
Right. 手紙 is read てがみ (tegami): 紙 takes かみ, its Japanese reading, which becomes がみ here.Not quite. 手紙 is read てがみ (tegami): 紙 takes かみ, its Japanese reading, which becomes がみ here.