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    3. 半紙

    半紙

    半はん紙し

    Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

    KMT9News #32+1NounArt & DesignKanji Vocab15 strokes

    はんし

    Noun

    1.
    Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    書しょ道どうの練れん習しゅうに半はん紙しを使つかいます。

    I use hanshi for calligraphy practice.

    KMT6Art & DesignEducation
    先せん生せいは生せい徒とに半はん紙しに文も字じを書かくよう指し示じした。

    The teacher instructed the students to write characters on hanshi.

    KMT9Art & DesignEducation
    墨すみの滲にじみ具ぐ合あいで半はん紙しの品ひん質しつが分わかります。

    You can tell the quality of hanshi by how the ink bleeds.

    KMT9Art & Design
    彼かれは一いち枚まいの半はん紙しに、見み事ごとな書しょを書かき上あげた。

    He completed a magnificent piece of calligraphy on a single sheet of hanshi.

    KMT9Art & Design
    子こ供どもたちは学がっ校こうで半はん紙しを使つかって習しゅう字じを習ならいます。

    Children learn calligraphy using hanshi at school.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    半
    なか.ば…(2)
    half・middle・odd number・semi-・part-
    紙
    かみ…(1)
    paper
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