原稿用紙 (げんこうようし, genkouyoushi) Japanese meaning | KotomoraI bought genkō yōshi to write a novel.
Japanese compositions are often written vertically on genkō yōshi.
Usage patterns
原稿用紙に〈事〉を書くto write something on manuscript paper
I wrote my composition on manuscript paper.
原稿用紙〈数〉枚a certain number of sheets of manuscript paper
I submitted a report that was five sheets of manuscript paper long.
原稿用紙のマス目を埋めるto fill in the squares of manuscript paper (i.e. write the required amount)
For homework I have to fill in every square of the manuscript paper.
