Mostly, there's no reason not to buy a Japanese Origami book just because you don't know any Japanese. It's usually possible to follow the diagrams without understanding the text. However, every once in a while, it's still useful to be able to understand a few Japanese characters that often show up in Origami books.
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Origami |
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fold, crease |
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how to fold |
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inside |
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outside |
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back (side) |
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box |
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lid |
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corner |
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big |
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medium; middle |
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small |
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top |
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bottom |
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right (-hand side) |
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left (-hand side) |
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the same |
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mountain (as in mountain fold) |
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valley (as in valley fold) |
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center |
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unfold |
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page |
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3D solid |
Names:
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FUSE Tomoko |
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KAMIYA Satoshi |
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KAWAHATA Fumiaki |
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KOMATSU Hideo |
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MAEKAWA Jun |
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NISHIKAWA Seiji |
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TAKAI Hiroaki |
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Note: In Japanese names, the family name comes first, the given name second. In order to avoid confusion, all Japanese family names on this site are in CAPITALS. |
Numbers:
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one |
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two |
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three |
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four |
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five |
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six |
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seven |
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eight |
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nine |
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ten |
| Note: A number before (ten)
means ten times that number. E.g. ,
50. |
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Last change to this page: 15-Jun-03 18:42