noshi; decorative paper strip with dried abalone
A traditional Japanese gift decoration: a folded paper strip containing a thin piece of dried abalone, symbolizing good fortune. Often attached to monetary gifts or formal presents. The word is usually written in kana.
See also: のし紙
I attached a noshi to the celebratory gift and gave it.
The origin of noshi is said to be stretched dried abalone.
traditional charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron
noshi-me ceremonial robe
coarse silk from outside of cocoon; waste silk thread
thin strip of dried abalone; noshi abalone
stretched dried abalone (betrothal gift)
Usually written in kana; the kanji 熨斗 is understood but less common in everyday use.
Kanji spelling, more formal or traditional. The reading ぬし is obsolete.
Abbreviated kanji form, rarely used.
Derived from the practice of stretching (伸す) dried abalone into thin strips as a preserved food offering, later becoming a symbolic gift decoration.