Meaning of 折り紙(おりがみ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 折り紙, 折紙

Kana Reading おりがみ

Romaji origami

Examples of 折り紙, 折紙, おりがみ in a sentence

彼女は折り紙で折鶴を折った。

She folded colored paper into a paper crane.
彼は私に折り紙をどこで買ったらいいか話してくれた。

He told me where to buy origami.
先生は禎子の手からそっと折り紙を取り、「もう休みなさい」と言った。

He gently took the paper out of her hands and said, "It's time to rest."
折り紙となると、私は全く不器用です。

I'm all thumbs when it comes to origami, or paper folding.

折 JLPT 3

7 strokes

fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

On'Yomi: セツ

Kun'Yomi: お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる

紙 JLPT 4

10 strokes

paper

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: かみ

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