paper mat; paper place mat
A sheet of paper placed under dishes, food, or objects to protect the surface or for decoration. Often used in traditional Japanese settings or for serving sweets.
I served the Japanese sweets on a paper mat.
敷き紙を敷いてからお皿を置いてください。
Please put down a paper mat before placing the plate.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
Variant without okurigana; also common.
Compound of 敷き (shiki, 'spreading', from verb 敷く) + 紙 (kami, 'paper'), with rendaku voicing of 紙 to がみ.