折り紙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
折	紙

Etymology

From 折り (おり, ori, “bend”), form of 折る (おる, oru, “bend”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”), with rendaku (so kami → gami).

Noun

折り紙 (hiragana おりがみ, romaji origami)

1. origami

Alternative forms

• 折紙