色紙
Meanings
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square decorative cardboard; autograph board; shikishi
A square piece of thick, fancy paper or cardboard, often with a decorative border, used for calligraphy, paintings, autographs, or short poems. Commonly collected as souvenirs or art pieces.
I got an autograph on a shikishi board from a famous singer.
I bought a small painting done on a shikishi board at the exhibition.
Usage patterns
- 色紙にサインするto sign an autograph on a shikishi board
The celebrity signed an autograph on the shikishi board for me.
- 色紙に〈事〉を書くto write a message or poem on a shikishi board
We wrote words of thanks on a shikishi board for our graduating teacher.
- 色紙を贈るto give a shikishi board as a gift
We gave our teacher a shikishi board with messages from the whole class.