折り紙

Japanese
Kanji in this term
折 紙
お
Grade: 4		 かみ > がみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
折紙

Etymology

From 折(お)る (oru, “to fold”, stem form 折(お)り (ori)) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”, rendaku form 紙(がみ) (gami)).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おりがみ [òrígámí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) おり​がみ [òríꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾʲiɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

折(お)り紙(がみ) • (origami) 

  1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
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