Although it is called kizami (shredded), it is not finely-shredded like leaves in a cigarette, but dried leaves are layered and cut thinly like a thread by a knife or a plane.
刻みと呼ばれているが、紙巻きタバコの中身のように細かく刻まれたものではなく、干した葉を重ねて包丁もしくはカンナで糸のように細く切ったもの。