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ちりめん紙 (ちりめんがみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ちりめん紙がみ

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Meanings

1

noun

crepe paper

Thin, crinkled paper used for crafts and decoration.

ちりめん紙がみで花はなを作つくった。
I made flowers out of crepe paper.

Written forms

ちりめん紙がみ
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
縮ちり緬めん紙がみ
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

紙paper
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
緬fine thread, Burma

Etymology

From 縮緬 (ちりめん, 'crepe fabric') + 紙 (がみ, 'paper'), referring to its crinkled texture.