Meaning

Primary

Wallpaper

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A wall's paper is wallpaper.

Reading

かべがみ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the kun'yomi readings. It's what you learned with 壁 and the vocab reading of 紙, rendaku'd.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 壁紙を張り替える

    to replace wallpaper

    壁紙を選ぶ

    to choose wallpaper

    壁紙をダウンロードする

    to download a wallpaper

    壁紙を削除する

    to delete a wallpaper

Context Sentences

いつも壁紙はワニカニのアヤのイラストにしています。

I always use Aya from WaniKani's illustrations as my desktop wallpapers.

あ、分かりますか?壁紙を新しくしたんです。

Oh, can you tell? I put up new wallpaper.

へ〜、パンダの壁紙なんてあるんですね!

Oh wow — I didn't know they made panda wallpaper!

ここ、壁紙がちょっとはがれてきてるんだよね。

The wallpaper is starting to peel a little right here.

Kanji Composition