紙 — paper
かみ
紙
paper
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
10 strokes
U+7D19
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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 ・がみ 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).
し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
いと
糸
thread
#120
し
氏
family name
#83
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 糸 (thread/silk) gives the meaning — paper was originally made from silk fiber pulp. Paper.