鼻紙(はながみ)

はながみ
noun
tissue paper; nose paper; handkerchief paper
daily-life
1. tissue paper; nose-blowing paper
Soft paper used for blowing one's nose. An older word for what is now commonly called tissue.
鼻紙(はながみ)を持(も)っていますか。
Do you have a tissue?
風邪(かぜ)をひいて鼻紙(はながみ)が手放(てばな)せない。
I have a cold and can't do without tissues.
昔(むかし)は和紙(わし)を鼻紙(はながみ)として使(つか)っていたが、今(いま)はティッシュペーパーが一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。
In the old days, Japanese paper was used as tissue, but nowadays tissue paper is standard.

A compound of 鼻(はな) (nose) and 紙(かみ) (paper). This is the traditional Japanese word for tissue paper, predating the loanword ティッシュ.

In modern Japanese, ティッシュ or ティッシュペーパー has largely replaced 鼻紙(はながみ) in everyday conversation. However, 鼻紙(はながみ) is still understood and occasionally used, especially by older speakers. It also appears in historical contexts referring to the soft 和紙(わし) that was carried for personal use during the Edo period.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ティッシュ: tissue — the common modern word
  • 懐紙(かいし): pocket paper — decorative paper carried in the kimono front, used in tea ceremony
  • ちり紙(がみ): toilet paper, tissue — slightly old-fashioned term for soft paper

Related Words

Compare: ティッシュ (tissue)
Compare: ティッシュペーパー (tissue paper)
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Added 2026.4.20 23:38 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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