ガンピ

noun

Diplomorpha sikokiana; ganpi plant

A species of flowering plant whose fibre is used to make traditional Japanese paper (washi).

• ガンピは和わ紙しの原げん料りょうとして知しられている。

  Ganpi is known as a material for Japanese paper.

noun

ganpi paper

Abbreviation of 雁皮紙 (がんぴし). Refers to the paper made from the fibre of the ganpi plant.

See also: 雁皮紙

• この手て紙がみはガンピでできている。

  This letter is made of ganpi paper.