Origami

Japanese: 折紙 - おりがみ

〘Noun〙 (formerly called "origami")① Paper folded in two. Tategami. ※Tamehide Honchoshu Eimou (1178), Vol. 2 "It was presented to us as a written work by the Emperor on origami paper."② One of the forms of ancient documents. A document using paper folded in half horizontally. It began to be used for lawsuits from the Kamakura period onwards, and compared to tategami, which is a single piece of paper that is simply unfolded, it is a more informal usage, originally intended for personal memoranda, but gradually came to be used for official orders and notices. There are distinctions such as myoji origami and kansetsu origami, and during the Muromachi period, the practice of considering the format and paper depending on the purpose developed. It is often used to refer to origami hosho in particular. ⇔ Tategami (manegami). ※Azuma Kagami, September 3, 1241, "The reply to the master says, "Nago Matataro has been awarded a meritorious service. I have entrusted you with the origami paper." ※Rodrigues's Great Japanese Textbook (1604-08), "Voricami (Worikami) "③ Letter. Writing. (I) A complaint. It is said that origami② was often used as a complaint after the Kamakura period. ※Toji Yuri Documents, April 3, 1208, Myoho Kanbun, "Sadaju's complaint origami paper, details of Hexagon Abura-no-koji and the eastern mountain area, etc." (B) (Abbreviation of "Origami Sen (Origami Money)") A type of gift origami that became popular after the Muromachi period. When giving money as a gift, the amount was written on the origami paper and attached. There was a time lag between the sending of the origami with the amount written on it and the handing over of the cash, and it sometimes functioned as a kind of promissory note. *Daigoji documents - September 9, 1420, Sojo Jien's letter: "Also, as for the origami I requested the other day, if you have already _accepted it, _{I would be} pleased to receive it." (Ha) An appraisal certificate that certifies the maker, transmission, or origin of a painting, calligraphy, sword, or utensil. Also, an item that has such certification. Origami items. Origami tools. *Haiku poem - Toseimondei Dokugin Nijukasen (1680) Ichiyama Dokugin: "I dug out a single golden stone tower, the origami of Mita without a doubt" ④ Proof that a certain level of skill has been acquired in martial arts or other arts. Also, the qualifications required. By extension, a guarantee of things in general. ※Oinan (1909) by Mori Ogai: "Whether it's a well-intentioned origami that says he's a guy who doesn't write anything, or an evil origami that says he can't write anything" ⑤ A strip of paper folded in a special way for writing waka poetry. The strip is folded in thirds, with the title of the poem written on the top, the poem written in the middle, and the name written on the bottom. ※Shotetsu Monogatari (around 1448-50), part 2: "In the past, people would hold up origami papers and show them to others as they do today when reading poems together." ⑥ A children's game in which colored paper is folded into various shapes such as cranes, boats, and helmets . Also, the folded pieces and the colored paper used. The folding method. ※Death of Shonen Hyoegi (1920)〈Hosoda Tamiki〉3 "Like folding an origami doll" [Etymology] (1) Originally, it was a word that expressed the shape of an ancient document, and the ⑥ that is commonly used today was called orisue or orikata . Its basis was the way of folding paper into a fixed shape for ceremonial decorations or gift wrapping. It is said to have been established during the Muromachi period.
(2) Games have been played since ancient times, but playing with paper by folding various shapes became popular during the Edo period.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (古くは「おりかみ」)① 二つに折った紙。たとう紙。※為秀本長秋詠藻（1178）下「折紙に御宸筆なりけるものを伝へ贈られしなり」② 古文書の用式の一つ。料紙を横に半折して用いた文書。鎌倉時代以降訴状に用いられはじめ、一枚の紙をそのままひろげて使う竪紙に比して、略式の用法で、本来は私的な備忘を目的としたが、次第に公式の命令・通達等にも用いられるようになった。名字折紙、鑑定折紙などの別があり、室町時代には用途に応じて形式や料紙の配慮をする故実が発達した。ことに折紙奉書(おりがみほうしょ)をさすことが多い。⇔竪紙(たてがみ)。※吾妻鏡‐仁治二年（1241）九月三日「師員申御返事云。奈古又太郎申勲功賞事。折紙給預候畢」※ロドリゲス日本大文典（1604‐08）「Voricami(ヲリカミ)」③ 書状。書き付け。(イ) 訴状のこと。鎌倉時代以降、折紙②が訴状として多く用いられたところからいう。※東寺百合文書‐イ・承元二年（1208）四月三日・明法勘文「貞重所進訴状折紙云、六角油小路并東山地等子細事」(ロ) (「おりがみせん（折紙銭）」の略) 室町時代以後に盛行した進物折紙の一種。祝儀として金銭を贈るとき、折紙に金額を記して添えた。金額を記した折紙の送付と、現金の授受とが時間的にずれることもあり、一種の約束手形として機能する場合もあった。※醍醐寺文書‐応永二七年（1420）九月九日・僧正持円書状「兼又先日申入候し折紙之物、早々被_レ仰候て給候者、悦入可_レ申候」(ハ) 書画、刀剣、器物などの製作者や伝来、または由来を証明する鑑定書。また、その証明のある品物。折紙物。折紙道具。※俳諧・桃青門弟独吟廿歌仙（1680）一山独吟「黄金の石塔ひとつ堀りいだすうたがひもなき彌陀の折紙」④ 武芸や技芸などで、一定の技量を修得したことの証明。また、その資格。転じて、広く物事の保証。※追儺（1909）〈森鴎外〉「あいつは何も書かない奴だといふ善意の折紙でも、何も書けない奴だといふ悪意の折紙でも」⑤ 和歌を記すために特殊の折り方をした短冊。短冊を三つ折りにし、上の部分に歌題を、中の部分に歌を、下の部分に名を書くもの。※正徹物語（1448‐50頃）下「読合する事も、今のやうに面々に折紙を持ちて見せ侍りし事は昔なかりし事也」⑥ 色紙で、鶴、舟、兜(かぶと)などさまざまの形を折り出す子供の遊び。また、その折ったものや、用いる色紙。おりかた。※初年兵江木の死（1920）〈細田民樹〉三「折紙の人形をへしゃがすやうに」[語誌](1)本来は古文書の形状を表わす言葉であり、現在普通に言われる⑥は、折据(おりすえ)、折形(おりかた)と呼ばれた。その基盤となったのは儀式の飾り物や進物の包みとして決まった形に折り上げる紙の折り方である。これは室町時代に確立したと言われる。
(2)遊戯的なものは古くから行なわれていたが、さまざまな形を折り出す紙の遊びは江戸時代に流行した。

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