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Meanings
1
thick decorative paper; karakami paper
A traditional thick paper with printed or painted patterns, originally used to cover sliding doors (fusuma) and sometimes for other decorative purposes.
This karakami paper reproduces patterns from the Edo period.
Craftsmen make each sheet of karakami paper by hand.
2
paper-covered sliding door; fusuma
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 唐紙障子 (karakami shōji). Refers to a sliding door covered with thick decorative paper, commonly called fusuma in modern Japanese.
See also: 唐紙障子
At the old inn, the paintings on the paper sliding doors were beautiful.