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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 2 - 紙

Kanji character Grade 2 紙. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 紙
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Kun: かみ
On: シ
10 strokes
Radical: silk 糸 (糹)
Parts: 小 幺 氏 糸
 
Onyomi
紙 【シ】 newspaper
紙上 【シジョウ】 on paper, in the newspapers, in a letter
原稿用紙 【ゲンコウヨウシ】 Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
製紙 【セイシ】 papermaking, paper-making, paper making, paper manufacture
 
Kunyomi
紙 【かみ】 paper
紙芝居 【かみしばい】 kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
インディア紙 【インディアかみ】 India paper
蝋紙 【ろうかみ】 wax paper