紙 — paper | My Kanji

かみ紙 paper

U+7D19 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #559 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1363 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

paper

word

かみ kami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

紙(かみ) kami paper 手(て) 紙(がみ) tegami letter

し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

表(ひょう) 紙(し) hyoushi cover 用(よう) 紙(し) youshi form 白(はく) 紙(し) hakushi blank paper

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)