ティッシュ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers specifically to disposable paper tissues for blowing the nose, wiping the face, etc. Not used for biological tissue.

花か粉ふん症しょうでティッシュが手て放ばなせない。
I can't be without tissues because of hay fever.
テーブルの上うえにティッシュの箱はこがある。
There's a box of tissues on the table.

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Usage patterns

ティッシュで〈物もの〉を拭ふくto wipe something with a tissue
こぼれた水みずをティッシュで拭ふいた。
I wiped up the spilled water with a tissue.
ティッシュで鼻はなをかむto blow one's nose with a tissue
花か粉ふん症しょうでずっとティッシュで鼻はなをかんでいる。
I've been blowing my nose with tissues all day because of my hay fever.
ティッシュを取とるto take/grab a tissue (from a box)
箱はこからティッシュを一いち枚まい取とった。
I pulled one tissue out of the box.

Related words

ちり紙がみN2
ちり紙 is old-fashioned, coarse Japanese paper tissue, while ティッシュ refers to the soft, modern facial tissue commonly sold today.
ティッシュペーパーN1
ティッシュ is the everyday shortened form of ティッシュペーパー and is far more common in casual speech.
鼻はな紙がみN1
ティッシュ is the common modern word for disposable paper tissue, while 鼻紙 sounds more traditional or literary.

Don't confuse with

組そ織しきN3
組織 means biological tissue or an organization, whereas ティッシュ refers only to disposable paper tissue for wiping or blowing one's nose.

Counted with

箱はこN5
Counts boxfuls (一箱 = one box).
枚まいN3
For thin, flat things — sheets, plates, boards, and unstructured garments like shirts.

Word family

ティッシュペーパーN1
tissue paper; facial tissue; tissue
濡ぬれティッシュ
wet wipes; moist towelettes; baby wipes
ウェットティッシュ
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes
ポケットティッシュ
pocket tissue; small pack of tissues

Written forms

ティッシュUsage91%
Most common katakana spelling for 'tissue' (facial tissue).
ティシューUsage4%
Alternate spelling reflecting the long vowel; less common than ティッシュ.
ティシュUsage3%
Rare short variant without gemination or long vowel.
テッシュUsage2%
Rare variant with 'te' instead of 'ti'.
ティッシュー
Rare variant with long vowel and geminate consonant.
テッシュー
Rare variant with 'te' and long vowel.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'tissue', specifically the sense of a disposable paper handkerchief. The various spellings reflect different adaptations of the English pronunciation into Japanese.