塵紙

ちりがみ · chirigami · JLPT N2 · noun

tissue

🧻 塵 = dust + 紙 = paper: paper that wipes up dust and dirt

塵 (chiri) means dust or dirt and 紙 (gami) means paper. Tissue and toilet paper are both used to wipe dirt away, so the compound fits both meanings.

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