罫けい紙し

also: けがみ · けいがみ

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Meanings

noun

ruled paper; lined paper

Paper printed with horizontal or grid lines for writing. Common in stationery contexts.

方ほう眼がん紙し
方眼紙 is graph paper with grid lines, while 罫紙 refers to paper with horizontal lines or simple ruled lines.
原げん稿こう用よう紙し
原稿用紙 is manuscript paper with specific formatting for Japanese writing, whereas 罫紙 is general lined paper.

Compound of 罫 (kei, 'ruled line') and 紙 (shi, 'paper'). The reading けいし is the standard on'yomi combination.