paper string; twisted paper cord
A thin string made by twisting a strip of paper, often used for tying small items or in traditional crafts.
Tie the small package with a paper string.
To make a paper string, twist a strip of paper cut into a long, thin shape.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Variant spelling without okurigana.
Kana spelling, commonly used in everyday writing.
Variant using 捻 without okurigana.
Variant using 撚 instead of 縒.
Variant using 撚 without okurigana.
Variant using 捻 instead of 縒.
Compound of 紙 (kami, “paper”) and 縒り (yori, “twist”), with the reading こより resulting from a sound change (kami + yori → koyori).