手紙

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a letter, an epistle written message or note
  • (sort=てがみ) utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 手 (hand, -er, -man, -woman, way, hands, arm, -ist, means) + Japanese 紙 (paper).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

paper

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

紙, 箋

Emoji
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