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Kirigami

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a Japanese paper craft that combines cutting with folding, related to origami

Where does the word "kirigami" come from? It comes from Japanese kirigami, adopted directly into English (1960s-1970s).

kirigami→kirigami

Japanese · 20th century

"the art of paper cutting and folding"

combining 'kiru' (to cut) and 'kami' (paper), coined on the model of origami for paper craft that allows cutting

English · 1960s-1970s

"the Japanese art of paper cutting combined with folding"

borrowed by craft writers as an origami-related term for cut-paper art

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