厚 紙(あつがみ)

あつがみ

noun

cardboard; thick paper

1. cardboard; thick paper

Thick, stiff paper used for crafts, packaging, backing for documents, and similar purposes. Thicker than regular paper but not as heavy as corrugated cardboard.

厚紙(あつがみ)で箱(はこ)を作(つく)る。

I make a box out of cardboard.

写真(しゃしん)を送(おく)るときは厚紙(あつがみ)で挟(はさ)んでください。

When mailing photos, please sandwich them between pieces of cardboard.

子(こ)どもたちが厚紙(あつがみ)とハサミを使(つか)って工作(こうさく)をしている。

The children are doing crafts with cardboard and scissors.

Compound of 厚(あつ)い (thick) + 紙(かみ) (paper). Refers to stiff paper stock, not corrugated cardboard (which is 段(だん)ボール).

Common collocations

厚紙(あつがみ)で作(つく)る — to make from cardboard
厚紙(あつがみ)を切(き)る — to cut cardboard
厚紙(あつがみ)に印刷(いんさつ)する — to print on cardstock

Similar words

段(だん)ボール — corrugated cardboard (heavier, used for shipping boxes)
画用紙(がようし) — drawing paper (thick but for art use)
薄紙(うすがみ) — thin paper, tissue paper (opposite in thickness)

Related Words

Compare: 段(だん)ボール (corrugated cardboard)

Compare: 画用紙(がようし) (drawing paper)

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Added 2026.3.25 13:45 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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