紙 paper

On'yomi: シ
Kun'yomi: かみ
Strokes: 10
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

紙 is written in 10 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Threads (糸) of fiber pressed flat by a family (氏) of papermakers become paper.

A common word

手紙てがみ letter

Example sentences

この紙に名前を書いてください。
このかみになまえをかいてください。
Please write your name on this paper.
母に手紙を書きました。
ははにてがみをかきました。
I wrote a letter to my mother.

Kanji that share a part

糸 is its radical. 71 kanji share it in all.

氏 is a component.