kirigami

[ kir-i-gah-mee ]

noun

1. the Japanese art or technique of cutting and folding paper into objects or designs.

kirigami

/ ˌkɪrɪˈɡɑːmɪ /

noun

1. the art, originally Japanese, of folding and cutting paper into decorative shapes Compare origami

Word History and Origins

Origin of kirigami¹

First recorded in 1960–65; from Japanese kiri “to cut” + kami “paper”

Word History and Origins

Origin of kirigami¹

C20: from Japanese