kirigami

English

business card kirigami

Etymology

From Japanese 切り紙 (きりがみ, kirigami), from 切り (きり, kiri, “to cut”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɪɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Noun

kirigami (uncountable)

An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted.

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Translations

origami with cutting permitted

Chinese:
Mandarin: 剪紙 (zh), 剪纸 (zh) (jiǎnzhǐ) (also Chinese tradition)
French: kirigami (fr) m

Japanese: 切り紙, 切紙 (きりがみ, kirigami)
Marathi: किरिगामि f (kirigāmi)
Russian: кирига́ми n (kirigámi)

Japanese

Romanization

kirigami

Rōmaji transcription of きりがみ

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