also: きりがみ
kirigami; paper cutting art; cut paper
Refers both to the Japanese art of cutting paper into decorative shapes (often contrasted with origami) and to the resulting cut paper or scraps. The reading きりがみ is standard for the art form.
I enjoyed kirigami with my child.
Cut paper scraps are scattered on the desk.
paper cutout picture; cutout art; collage
Standard kanji spelling; the reading きりがみ is more common for the art form.
Alternate reading きりかみ; may appear in some contexts but きりがみ is dominant.
Variant kanji spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Kana spelling, often used when referring to the craft or activity.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 紙 (kami/gami, 'paper'). The reading きりがみ results from rendaku voicing of かみ to がみ.