塵紙(ちりがみ)

ちりがみ
noun
tissue paper; toilet paper
1. tissue paper; toilet paper
Thin, soft paper used for wiping or cleaning.
塵紙(ちりがみ)で鼻(はな)をかむ。
To blow your nose with tissue paper.
駅前(えきまえ)で塵紙(ちりがみ)を配(くば)っていた。
They were handing out tissue packets in front of the station.
塵紙(ちりがみ)交換(こうかん)の車(くるま)が来(き)た。
The tissue exchange truck came.
Referring to trucks that exchange old newspapers for tissue paper.

塵紙(ちりがみ) (塵(ちり) = dust + 紙(かみ) = paper)

SYNONYMS:

  • ティッシュ(ペーパー): tissue (paper)
  • トイレットペーパー: toilet paper

CULTURAL NOTE:

  • 塵紙(ちりがみ)交換(こうかん): A service where trucks collect old newspapers and give tissue paper in exchange
  • Pocket tissues are often given out for free as advertising in Japan
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Added 2026.1.16 12:32 · Revised 2026.1.24 16:38
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