雁皮紙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雁	皮	紙
がん Jinmeiyō	ひ > ぴ Grade: 3	し Grade: 2
kan'on		on'yomi

Etymology

雁皮(がんぴ) (ganpi, “Wikstroemia sikokiana”) + 紙(し) (shi, “paper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡã̠mpʲiɕi]

Noun

雁(がん)皮(ぴ)紙(し) • (ganpishi) 

1. long fibered Japanese paper made from the bark of Wikstroemia sikokiana

   Synonym: 斐紙 (hishi)

See also

• 鳥(とり)の子紙(こがみ) (torinokogami)