The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. In modern usage, the word 'origami' is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. Origami ( 折り紙, Japanese pronunciation: or, from ori meaning 'folding', and kami meaning 'paper' ( kami changes to gami due to rendaku)) is the Japanese art of paper folding.
Origami cranes The folding of an Origami crane A group of Japanese schoolchildren dedicate their contribution of Thousand origami cranes at the Sadako Sasaki memorial in Hiroshima. For other uses of Origami, see Origami (disambiguation).
For other uses of the term, see Paper folding (disambiguation).