Abbreviation of 新聞紙, used as a suffix in newspaper names (e.g., 朝日新聞紙). Not a standalone word for 'newspaper'.
See also: 新聞紙
The 紙 in 朝日新聞紙 is a suffix meaning 'newspaper'.
Suffix used in compound words to mean 'paper' (e.g., 包装紙, 便箋紙). Not used as an independent noun.
Wrapping paper is paper for wrapping presents.
counter for newspapers
Counter used for counting newspapers (e.g., 一部, 二部).
Please give me one copy of this morning's newspaper.
新聞紙 is the full word for 'newspaper' (often used in formal names); 紙 is its abbreviation.
form; blank form · sheet of paper; paper
paper money; banknote; bill
white paper; flyleaf · blank paper; blank sheet · clean slate; no prior position; open mind · from scratch; back to the beginning
space on a page; newspaper page space · surface of paper · letter; written document; writings
square decorative cardboard; autograph board; shikishi
From Middle Chinese 紙 (tsyeX). Used as a suffix and counter in Japanese.
main section (of a newspaper); central column · this newspaper; our paper
each newspaper; every newspaper
the same newspaper
local newspaper; regional newspaper
papermaking; paper manufacture
drawing paper
separate sheet; attached document; enclosure
used paper; wastepaper; paper for recycling
on paper; in writing; in the newspapers
parchment
British newspaper
bound book; written work (bound, not a scroll) · kana text; work written entirely in kana · graphic novel; illustrated storybook (12th–19th c.) · notebook; practice book; rough draft
paper quality
Japanese calligraphy paper; hanshi
another newspaper; different newspaper
piece of paper; scrap of paper; slip of paper
certification stamp; inspection stamp
stencil; mimeograph stencil · silkworm egg sheet · base paper; body paper
kaishi paper; pocket paper for kimono; tea ceremony paper · tanka writing paper; poetry paper
paper processing; paper manufacturing
paper containers; paper articles