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kirigami

/ˌkɪɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
kiriga-mi
IPA
/ˌkɪɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 切り紙 (きりがみ, kirigami), from 切り (きり, kiri, “to cut”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌkɪɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

chiyogami origami jianzhi papercutting

Rhymes With

tsunami sami swami origami salami murakami balmy umami izanami macramé palmy sunami

Questions

How do you pronounce kirigami?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɪɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/.
What does kirigami mean?
An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted.
Where does kirigami come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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