Meaning

Primary

Origami

Alternative

Art Of Paper Folding

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know that 折る is "to fold," so what about "to fold paper"? Ever heard of something that involves lots of folding of paper that is Japanese? Most likely you have. This is origami, aka the art of paper folding.

Reading

おりがみ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 折る and the vocab word . As long as you know those you should be able to read this. Also, you probably already know this reading because it's an English word, too.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 折り紙の船

    origami boat

    折り紙の作図

    diagram for making origami

    折り紙の本

    origami book

Context Sentences

今日のコウイチの弁当箱の中には、なぜか食べ物の代わりに折り紙が入っていました。

Today, in Koichi's bento box, there were some origami instead of food.

私はプロの折り紙アーティストです。

I'm a professional origami artist.

私のことをこの数年間支えてくれたみなさん、本当に有難うございます。お陰様で、ついに折り紙で河豚が折れるようになりました。

I want to thank everyone who has shown me support over the years. Thankfully, I’ve finally mastered how to make an origami Fugu.

Kanji Composition