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Kana: ちりがみ Romaji: chirigami Level: N2

塵紙

Meaning in English

tissue paper, toilet paper

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What it means

塵紙 means tissue paper or a disposable sheet used to wipe surfaces and clean dust. It refers to a lightweight, absorbent sheet used for quick cleaning tasks.

Main meanings

  • Tissue paper for cleaning surfaces and small spills, commonly used when a napkin or cloth is not available.
  • Scrap or waste paper kept for quick blotting or wiping tasks; more typical in older usage.

How to use it

塵紙 is encountered in historical or formal writing to refer to a disposable cleaning sheet. In contemporary speech, the term is rare, with versatile substitutes like ティッシュ or 紙ティッシュ dominating everyday usage; it is mainly understood in contexts that discuss traditional terms or paper categories.

Variants and close terms

  • ティッシュ (tisshu) — tissue paper commonly used today
  • 紙ティッシュ (kami tisshu) — paper tissue, another way to refer to disposable tissue
  • 紙くず (kamikuzu) — paper scraps; related concept for loosely discarded paper

Composition

  • 塵: dust, dirt; microscopic particles
  • 紙: paper; sheet material
  • Combination: a sheet of paper associated with dust cleanup, i.e., a disposable wiping material

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