折り紙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
折	紙
お Grade: 4	かみ > がみ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
折紙

Etymology

From 折(お)る (oru, “to fold”, stem form 折(お)り (ori)) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”, rendaku form 紙(がみ) (gami)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おりがみ [òrígámí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) おり​がみ [òríꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲiɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

折(お)り紙(がみ) • (origami) 

1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

Related terms

• 切(き)り紙(がみ) (kirigami)