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画仙紙 (がせんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画が仙せん紙し

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Meanings

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noun

Xuan paper; Chinese drawing paper

A type of high-quality paper traditionally used for Chinese calligraphy and ink painting, also used in Japanese sumi-e.

画が仙せん紙しに墨すみで竹たけを描えがいた。
I painted bamboo with ink on Xuan paper.
書しょ道どうの練れん習しゅうには画が仙せん紙しがよく使つかわれる。
Xuan paper is often used for calligraphy practice.

Written forms

画が仙せん紙し
Standard kanji form for Xuan paper.
画が箋せん紙し
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
雅が仙せん紙し
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

画

brush-stroke, picture

仙hermit, wizard, cent

紙paper

箋paper, label, letter

雅gracious, elegant, graceful

Similar words

和わ紙し
和紙 is traditional Japanese paper in general, while 画仙紙 specifically refers to Chinese Xuan paper used for ink painting and calligraphy.
半はん紙し
半紙 is a standard-sized Japanese calligraphy paper, often machine-made and less absorbent than 画仙紙.

Etymology

画仙紙 is a Japanese term for Xuan paper, derived from Chinese 宣紙 (Xuānzhǐ), with the characters 画 (picture) and 仙 (hermit/immortal) used phonetically or by association. The exact derivation is uncertain.