noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
handmade paper; hand paper-making
Refers both to the traditional craft of making paper by hand and to the resulting paper itself. Often used in contexts like 手漉き和紙 (handmade Japanese paper).
This Japanese paper is all made by hand.
手漉きの紙は独特の風合いがある。
Handmade paper has a unique texture.
Standard kanji spelling for handmade paper or the hand paper-making process.
Kana-mixed spelling; common when the kanji 漉 is considered difficult or in informal writing.
Irregular okurigana usage; the final き is omitted. Recognizable but non-standard.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 漉き (noun form of 漉く, to make paper). The kanji 漉 specifically refers to paper-making.