のし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noshi; decorative paper strip with dried abalone

usually written using kana alone

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.

Kanji

熨flatiron, smooth out
斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper

Don't confuse with

伸のし
熨斗 (のし) is the decorative folded paper attached to gifts, an unrelated word that happens to share the same reading as 伸し.

Word family· 7

火熨斗ひのし
traditional charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron
熨斗目のしめ
noshi-me ceremonial robe
熨斗のし糸いと
coarse silk from outside of cocoon; waste silk thread
熨斗鮑のしあわび
thin strip of dried abalone; noshi abalone
長なが熨斗のし
stretched dried abalone (betrothal gift)

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鮑あわび熨斗のし
dried stretched abalone flesh
ノシメコクガ
Indian meal moth; pantry moth

Written forms

のしUsage77%
Usually written in kana; the kanji 熨斗 is understood but less common in everyday use.
熨斗Usage23%
- のし
  Kanji spelling, more formal or traditional. The reading ぬし is obsolete.
- ぬし
  out-dated reading
ノシUsage1%
熨
- のし
  Abbreviated kanji form, rarely used.
- ぬし
  out-dated reading
ぬし
out-dated reading

Etymology

Derived from the practice of stretching (伸す) dried abalone into thin strips as a preserved food offering, later becoming a symbolic gift decoration.