paper cutout picture; cutout art; collage
Refers to a picture or artwork made by cutting and arranging paper, similar to paper collage or kirigami-based art.
The children made paper cutout pictures with colored paper.
This cutout art has very intricate workmanship.
Standard kanji spelling for paper cutout pictures.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 紙 (kami, 'paper') + 絵 (e, 'picture'). The reading かみ becomes がみ due to rendaku.