noun
Rare technical term for writing material made from animal skin. In everyday contexts, 羊皮紙 (ようひし) or the loanword パーチメント are more common.
中世の写本は獣皮紙に書かれていた。
Medieval manuscripts were written on parchment.
Loanword for parchment, used in modern contexts like cooking or crafts.
Compound of 獣 (じゅう, beast), 皮 (ひ, skin), and 紙 (し, paper). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with animal-skin writing material.