折(お)り紙(がみ)

おりがみ
noun
origami; paper folding
1. origami; paper folding
The Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures.
折(お)り紙(がみ)で鶴(つる)を折(お)る。
To fold a crane with origami.
千羽鶴(せんばづる) = thousand paper cranes
子供(こども)に折(お)り紙(がみ)を教(おし)える。
To teach children origami.
日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか)体験(たいけん)で折(お)り紙(がみ)を作(つく)った。
I made origami at a Japanese cultural experience event.
2. origami paper
Square sheets of paper used for origami.
折(お)り紙(がみ)を買(か)ってきて。
Please buy some origami paper.
色(いろ)とりどりの折(お)り紙(がみ)がある。
There is colorful origami paper.
この折(お)り紙(がみ)は片面(かためん)だけ色(いろ)が付(つ)いている。
This origami paper is colored on one side only.

折(お)り紙(がみ) refers to both the art of paper folding and the square sheets of paper used for it. A traditional Japanese craft that has become popular worldwide.

COMMON ORIGAMI FIGURES:

  • 折(お)り鶴(づる): paper crane
  • 千羽鶴(せんばづる): 1000 paper cranes (folded as a wish for recovery or peace)
  • 手裏剣(しゅりけん): ninja star
  • 兜(かぶと): samurai helmet

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 折(お)り紙(がみ)を折(お)る: to fold origami
  • 折(お)り紙(がみ)を教(おし)える: to teach origami

EXPRESSION:
折(お)り紙(がみ)付(つ)き means 'certified' or 'guaranteed quality.' This comes from the historical practice of attaching a folded certificate to verify the authenticity of valuable items.

Related Words

Related: 折(お)り鶴(づる) (paper crane)
Related: 折(お)る (to fold)
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Added 2026.1.16 14:48 · Revised 2026.4.14 12:22
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