ティッシュペーパー
てぃっしゅぺーぱー
noun
tissue paper; facial tissues
1.
facial tissues — soft disposable paper tissues, typically sold in a box
A loanword referring to the soft disposable paper tissues used for blowing the nose or wiping the face. Almost always means boxed or pocket-pack facial tissues; crepe paper and gift tissue paper (the English sense of 'tissue paper') are expressed differently. In everyday speech, often shortened to just ティッシュ.
ティッシュペーパーをください。
Please give me a tissue.
鼻をかむためにティッシュペーパーを使う。
I use tissues to blow my nose.
花粉症の季節はティッシュペーパーがすぐなくなる。
During hay-fever season, tissues run out quickly.
駅前で広告つきのティッシュペーパーを配っていた。
They were handing out tissues with advertising on them in front of the station.
Refers to facial tissues — the soft disposable paper sold in boxes or small plastic packets. In Japan, promotional tissue packs (ポケットティッシュ) printed with advertising are often handed out on the street.
USAGE:
- Usually shortened to ティッシュ in conversation: ティッシュある?, ティッシュ取って.
- Counted with 枚 for single sheets and 箱 for boxes.
- The full form ティッシュペーパー is more common on packaging, in writing, and when being explicit.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ティッシュペーパーを取る: to take a tissue
- ティッシュペーパーで鼻をかむ: to blow one's nose with a tissue
- 箱ティッシュ: box of tissues
- ポケットティッシュ: pocket tissues
- 配りティッシュ: promotional tissues handed out on the street
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ティッシュ: the common casual short form.
- ちり紙: an older native word for disposable paper tissues; still used, especially by older speakers.
- 鼻紙: literally 'nose paper'; a somewhat dated equivalent of ちり紙.
- キッチンペーパー: kitchen paper towel — thicker, for wiping up spills; not used as a facial tissue.