godan verb (-su), transitive verb
remake paper; recycle paper into new sheets
Technical term in traditional papermaking: used paper is broken down and reformed into new sheets.
古い和紙を漉き返して新しい紙を作る。
Remake old Japanese paper into new sheets.
Standard kanji spelling for papermaking context.
Alternate kanji for 'to make paper'; 抄 is also used in papermaking terminology.
漉く means 'to make paper' from pulp; 漉き返す specifically means to remake paper from used paper.
Compound of 漉き (continuative form of 漉く 'to make paper') + 返す 'to return, redo'. Literally 'to re-make paper'.