製紙(せいし)

せいし
noun
paper manufacturing; papermaking
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1. paper manufacturing; papermaking
The process or industry of making paper from raw materials such as wood pulp. Composed of 製(せい) (manufacture) + 紙(し) (paper).
製紙(せいし)工場(こうじょう)を見学(けんがく)した。
I visited a paper manufacturing plant.
製紙(せいし)業界(ぎょうかい)は環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)への対応(たいおう)が求(もと)められている。
The paper manufacturing industry is required to address environmental issues.
和紙(わし)の製紙(せいし)技術(ぎじゅつ)はユネスコの無形(むけい)文化(ぶんか)遺産(いさん)に登録(とうろく)されている。
The papermaking technique for washi has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Usage

製紙(せいし) is primarily used as a modifier before other nouns: 製紙(せいし)工場(こうじょう) (paper mill), 製紙(せいし)会社(かいしゃ) (paper company). It refers to the industrial process, not the act of making paper by hand (which is more specifically 紙漉(かみす)き).

Common collocations

Related words

  • 和紙(わし) is traditional Japanese handmade paper.
  • 洋紙(ようし) is Western-style machine-made paper.
  • 紙漉(かみす)き refers to the traditional craft of making paper by hand.

Related Words

Related: 和紙(わし) (is traditional Japanese handmade paper.)
Related: 洋紙(ようし) (is Western-style machine-made paper.)
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