Western-style paper; machine-made paper
Paper produced using Western manufacturing methods, as opposed to traditional Japanese washi. Often used in contrast with 和紙.
See also: 和紙
This book is printed on Western-style paper.
Western paper and Japanese paper feel completely different to the touch.
和紙 is traditional Japanese handmade paper from plant fibers, while 洋紙 is Western-style, machine-made wood-pulp paper.
洋紙 refers to Western-style machine-made paper, contrasting with the traditional handmade 日本紙.
Compound of 洋 (Western) and 紙 (paper), referring to paper produced using Western techniques introduced to Japan.