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ティッシュ

also: ティシュー · ティッシュー · ティシュ · テッシュ · テッシュー

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

tissue; facial tissue

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.

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.

Similar words

組そ織しき
Refers to biological tissue or organizational structure, not disposable paper tissues.
ちり紙がみ
Traditional Japanese coarse paper tissue; less common now and often replaced by ティッシュ.

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.