鳥の子紙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥 子 紙
とり
Grade: 2 		こ
Grade: 1 		かみ > がみ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 鳥(とり)の子(こ) (torinoko, “bird's egg”) + 紙(がみ) (gami, “paper”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とりのこがみ [tòrínókóꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲino̞ko̞ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

鳥(とり)の子(こ)紙(がみ) • (torinoko-gami) 

  1. a high-quality, traditional Japanese paper with a distinctive glossy texture and eggshell white color made from fibers of Wikstroemia sikokiana shrubs

See also

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