Refers to the act or result of pasting things together, often in artistic or layout contexts. Can also refer to a police stakeout, but that sense is not listed here.
The children made a collage from magazine clippings.
The editor checked the paste-up of the page.
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning paste-up or collage.
Kana spelling sometimes used in casual or explanatory contexts.
Compound of 貼り (hari, 'pasting', continuative form of 貼る) and 込み (komi, 'including', continuative form of 込む). Literally 'pasting in'.