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張り紙 (はりがみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
paper patch ; paper backing ; sticker or label
A piece of paper attached to an object, such as a patch, backing, sticker, or handwritten label. This physical-label use overlaps with the broader idea of a paper that has been stuck on.
物もの
注ちゅう
意い
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貼は
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紙がみ
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There is a label on the box that says "Fragile."
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noun
posted notice ; sign ; poster
The most common everyday use: a paper notice put up on a wall, door, shopfront, bulletin board, etc. Often appears in 張り紙がしてある or 張り紙を出す.
Written forms 張は り 紙がみ Usage 42%
High-priority standard spelling; very common for a posted notice or a piece of paper attached to something.
貼は り 紙がみ Usage 32%
Transparent spelling using 貼る, emphasizing that the paper is pasted or stuck on.
貼はり 紙がみ Usage 17%
No-okurigana variant; understandable and attested, but less learner-friendly than 張り紙 or 貼り紙.
はり 紙がみ Usage 8%
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Hybrid kana-kanji form marked search-only.
張はり 紙がみ Usage 2%
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No-okurigana variant marked search-only; prefer 張り紙 in ordinary writing.
Kanji 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread Similar words 掲けい 示じ More formal and abstract; refers to posting or a posted announcement, not necessarily the physical piece of paper itself.
ポスター Usually a designed printed poster for advertising, events, or decoration; 張り紙 can be a plain handwritten notice.
ステッカー A sticker with adhesive backing; 張り紙 is broader and can be any piece of paper attached or posted.
Etymology Compound of 張り or 貼り, the continuative form of はる meaning to stretch, put up, or paste on, plus 紙 meaning paper. The spellings 張り紙 and 貼り紙 reflect the idea of paper attached or posted to a surface.
