手紙

See also: 手纸

Chinese
hand; convenient; ‑er paper
trad. (手紙) 手 紙
simp. (手纸) 手 纸

Pronunciation

Noun

手紙

  1. toilet paper
    我在宿舍裡翻箱倒櫃地找手紙。最後還是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, trad.]
    我在宿舍里翻箱倒柜地找手纸。最后还是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zài sùshè lǐ fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhǎo shǒuzhǐ. Zuìhòu háishì bùdébù pǎodào gébì sùshè qù le. [Pinyin]
    I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.

Synonyms

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
手 紙
て
Grade: 1		 かみ > がみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 紙 (kami, “paper”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Many kanji words have the same or similar meanings in Japanese and Chinese. Note, however, the marked difference in meanings for this word.

Pronunciation

Noun

手紙 (hiragana てがみ, rōmaji tegami)

  1. a letter, an epistle (written message or note)
  2. (archaic) utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items

Synonyms
  • (utility paper): 半切 (はんき)り紙 (がみ) (hankirigami), 半切紙 (はんきりがみ) (hankirigami)

Descendants

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  • 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198601972
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