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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

日本纸

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rì běn zhǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Japanese paper/ˌdʒæp.əˈniːz ˈpeɪ.pər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种日本纸非常适合做手工艺术品。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A tough, durable, and absorbent handmade paper traditionally produced in Japan from vegetable fibers.

    "The book restorer used fine Japanese paper to mend the torn pages of the ancient manuscript."
  2. 2

    Any of various lightweight papers resembling traditional Japanese handmade paper, often used in printing, painting, and craftwork.

    "She wrapped the delicate ceramic sculpture in soft Japanese paper for protection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'Japanese', relating to Japan, and 'paper', stemming from the Old French 'papir' and ultimately the Latin 'papyrus'. Historically refers to papers traditionally crafted in Japan using fibers from plants such as kozo, mitsumata, and gampi.

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