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JLPT N2

原稿用紙

This is gridded paper used in Japan for handwritten essays and manuscripts. Each square holds one character.

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Noun

Japanese Manuscript Paper

A type of Japanese paper printed with a grid of squares. Each square is designed to hold a single Japanese character (kanji, hiragana, or katakana), and punctuation marks also typically occupy their own square.

Example

小学生 の 時 、 よく 原稿用紙 に 作文 を 書き ました 。

When I was in elementary school, I often wrote essays on genkō yōshi.

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原稿用紙
げんこうようし
This is gridded paper used in Japan for handwritten essays and manuscripts. Each square holds one character.
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