切り紙 (Kirikami): Cut Paper, Paper Cut in Half

Meaning

English

cut paper
paper cut in half
paper scrap
the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)

Reading

Kana

きりかみ

Romaji

kirikami

Writing Variants

切り紙 きりがみ kirigami
切紙きりかみ kirikami
切紙きりがみ kirigami

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 122040 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

切り紙細工

きりがみざいく

paper cutouts

紙切れ

かみきれ

piece of paper

切手

きって

stamp (postage)

切

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

切り

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

切る

きる

to criticize sharply

切り上げ

きりあげ

revaluation

切らす

きらす

to be out of (e.g. breath)

切れ

きれ

agility

切ない

せつない

oppressive

切れる

きれる

to be able to do completely

切り下げ

きりさげ

devaluation (e.g. of currency)

Example Sentences

1

トムの作った切り紙のクワガタは、今にも動き出しそうなほど精巧な出来上がりだった。

Tom's kirigami stag beetle was of such fine workmanship that it looked like it would start moving at any moment.