原稿用紙

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 原稿用紙, read げんこうようし, is manuscript paper printed with fixed squares for placing characters.
• Basic usage: It is the writing medium used across several sheets of a composition or for carefully placing one character in each cell.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Manuscript paper with fixed squares
  • This is paper with fixed squares used to write compositions one character per cell. It should be distinguished from the content of the completed manuscript.