JLPT N4 · 10 strokes
Kanji 紙: "paper"
The kanji 紙 means "paper". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シ in on'yomi and かみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | paper |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 559 of 2,501 |
Common words with 紙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 手紙letter; note
- 紙paper
- 表紙cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding · to appear on the cover of a magazine
- 紙袋paper bag
- 用紙blank form · sheets of paper; sheet of paper
- 白紙white paper; flyleaf · blank paper
- 紙切れpiece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
- 紙一重paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
- 紙片piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
- 紙newspaper · paper
- 手紙を出すto mail a letter
- 紙幣paper money; note; bill
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