noun
papercut art; cutout picture
Refers to the art of cutting paper into decorative designs, or a picture made by this technique. Often associated with traditional Japanese crafts.
祖母は細かい切り絵を作るのが得意だ。
My grandmother is skilled at making intricate papercut art.
この切り絵は一枚の黒い紙から切り出されている。
This cutout picture is cut from a single sheet of black paper.
切り紙 often refers to simpler paper cutting or cut paper shapes, while 切り絵 emphasizes the resulting picture or artistic design.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', the continuative form of 切る) and 絵 (e, 'picture'). The term straightforwardly describes a picture made by cutting.