鳥の子紙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥	子	紙
とり Grade: 2	こ Grade: 1	かみ > がみ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 鳥(とり)の子(こ) (torinoko, “bird's egg”) + 紙(がみ) (gami, “paper”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とりのこがみ [tòrínókóꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ɾʲino̞ko̞ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

鳥(とり)の子(こ)紙(がみ) • (torinoko-gami) 

1. a high-quality, traditional Japanese paper with a distinctive glossy texture and eggshell white color made from fibers of Wikstroemia sikokiana shrubs

See also

• 雁皮(ガンピ) (ganpi)