切り紙

きりかみ

Also written 切紙, きりがみ

Meanings

1. Noun kirigami; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami); cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap

Kanji

• 切 cut. Read as きり.
• 紙 paper. Read as かみ.

Example sentences

• 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.

Words containing 切り紙

• 切り紙細工 (きりがみざいく) paper cutouts
• 切り紙絵 (きりかみえ) cutout

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